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{{Spaceship|name=Weekender|pname=weekender|dir=Orthogonal|p=7|s=2c/7|bx=18|by=12|c=36|h=45.1|discoverer=David Eppstein|discoveryear=2000|life105=true|life106=true|plaintext=true|rle=true|animated=true}} | {{Spaceship|name=Weekender|pname=weekender|dir=Orthogonal|p=7|s=2c/7|bx=18|by=12|c=36|h=45.1|discoverer=David Eppstein|discoveryear=2000|life105=true|life106=true|plaintext=true|rle=true|synthesis=94|animated=true}} | ||
'''Weekender''' is a [[2c/7 orthogonal]] [[spaceship]] that was found by [[:Category:Patterns found by David Eppstein|David Eppstein]] on January 12, [[:Category:Patterns found in 2000|2000]].<ref>{{CiteSummersPattern|name=jslife}}</ref> On April 27, 2000, [[:Category:Patterns found by Stephen Silver|Stephen Silver]] found a [[tagalong]] for a pair of weekenders (shown below). At present, n weekenders pulling n-1 tagalongs constitute the only known spaceships with [[speed]] 2c/7, besides self-sustaining loops of [[2c/7 orthogonal#Rakes|weekender conduits]]. These were the only known [[:Category:Spaceships_with_period_7|period-7]] spaceships until the discovery of [[lobster (spaceship)|lobster]] in [[:Category:patterns found in 2011|2011]] and the [[loafer]] in [[:Category:patterns found in 2013|2013]]. | '''Weekender''' is a [[2c/7 orthogonal]] [[spaceship]] that was found by [[:Category:Patterns found by David Eppstein|David Eppstein]] on January 12, [[:Category:Patterns found in 2000|2000]].<ref>{{CiteSummersPattern|name=jslife}}</ref> On April 27, 2000, [[:Category:Patterns found by Stephen Silver|Stephen Silver]] found a [[tagalong]] for a pair of weekenders (shown below). At present, n weekenders pulling n-1 tagalongs constitute the only known spaceships with [[speed]] 2c/7, besides self-sustaining loops of [[2c/7 orthogonal#Rakes|weekender conduits]]. These were the only known [[:Category:Spaceships_with_period_7|period-7]] spaceships until the discovery of [[lobster (spaceship)|lobster]] in [[:Category:patterns found in 2011|2011]] and the [[loafer]] in [[:Category:patterns found in 2013|2013]]. | ||
Despite the relative simplicity of its components, a glider synthesis for the weekender had been elusive since its discovery. A weekender synthesis was completed on January 25, 2015, 15 years after its discovery (and coincidentally, on a weekend).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1557&start=25#p16223|title=Re: Small Spaceship Syntheses|author=Martin Grant|date=January 25, 2015|accessdate=January 25, 2015}}</ref> | |||
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| Pattern type | Spaceship | ||||||
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| Number of cells | 36 | ||||||
| Bounding box | 18 × 12 | ||||||
| Direction | Orthogonal | ||||||
| Period | 7 (mod: Unknown) | ||||||
| Speed | 2c/7 | Unknown | ||||||
| Heat | 45.1 | ||||||
| Kinetic symmetry | Unspecified | ||||||
| Discovered by | David Eppstein | ||||||
| Year of discovery | 2000 | ||||||
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Weekender is a 2c/7 orthogonal spaceship that was found by David Eppstein on January 12, 2000.[1] On April 27, 2000, Stephen Silver found a tagalong for a pair of weekenders (shown below). At present, n weekenders pulling n-1 tagalongs constitute the only known spaceships with speed 2c/7, besides self-sustaining loops of weekender conduits. These were the only known period-7 spaceships until the discovery of lobster in 2011 and the loafer in 2013.
Despite the relative simplicity of its components, a glider synthesis for the weekender had been elusive since its discovery. A weekender synthesis was completed on January 25, 2015, 15 years after its discovery (and coincidentally, on a weekend).[2]
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References
- ↑ Jason Summers' jslife pattern collection.
- ↑ Martin Grant (January 25, 2015). "Re: Small Spaceship Syntheses". Retrieved on January 25, 2015.
External links
- Searching for Spaceships - Eppstein's paper describing the discovery of the weekender
- Weekender at the Life Lexicon
Categories:
- Patterns
- Spaceships with 36 cells
- Periodic objects with minimum population 36
- Patterns with 36 cells
- Patterns found by David Eppstein
- Patterns found in 2000
- Patterns that can be constructed with between 90 and 99 gliders
- Spaceships
- Spaceships with period 7
- Orthogonal spaceships
- Spaceships with speed 2c/7
- Spaceships with heat 45
- Non-monotonic spaceships