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'''p26 glider shuttle''' is a [[:Category:Oscillators with period 26|period-26]] [[oscillator]], based on a dependent period-26 [[reflector]], discovered by [[:Category:Patterns found by Matthias Merzenich|Matthias Merzenich]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=7842#p7842|title=Re: Just the place for a Snark!|author=Matthias Merzenich|date=April 27, 2013|accessdate=August 12, 2014}}</ref>.  
'''p26 glider shuttle''' is a [[:Category:Oscillators with period 26|period-26]] [[oscillator]], based on a dependent period-26 [[reflector]], discovered by [[:Category:Patterns found by Matthias Merzenich|Matthias Merzenich]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=7842#p7842|title=Re: Just the place for a Snark!|author=Matthias Merzenich|date=April 27, 2013|accessdate=August 12, 2014}}</ref>.  


It was the smallest period-26 oscillator in terms of [[population]] until November 26, when a [[pre-pulsar shuttle 26]] variant with a minimum of 144 live cells was found by [[Matthias Merzenich]].
It was the smallest known period-26 oscillator in terms of minimum [[population]] until the discovery of [[87P26]] on August 7, 2015.


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 01:27, 18 November 2016

p26 glider shuttle
p26 glider shuttle image
Pattern type Oscillator
Number of cells 148
Bounding box 53 × 53
Period 26 (mod: Unknown)
Heat 102.8
Volatility 0.87 | Unknown
Kinetic symmetry Unspecified
Discovered by Matthias Merzenich
Year of discovery 2013

p26 glider shuttle is a period-26 oscillator, based on a dependent period-26 reflector, discovered by Matthias Merzenich[1].

It was the smallest known period-26 oscillator in terms of minimum population until the discovery of 87P26 on August 7, 2015.

References

  1. ↑ Matthias Merzenich (April 27, 2013). "Re: Just the place for a Snark!". Retrieved on August 12, 2014.