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[http://www.argentum.freeserve.co.uk/lex_p.htm#prepulsar Pre-pulsar] at the Life Lexicon | *[http://www.argentum.freeserve.co.uk/lex_p.htm#prepulsar Pre-pulsar] at the Life Lexicon | ||
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| Pattern type | Miscellaneous | ||||||
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| Number of cells | 16 | ||||||
| Bounding box | 9 × 3 | ||||||
| Static symmetry | Unspecified | ||||||
| Discovered by | Unknown | ||||||
| Year of discovery | Unknown | ||||||
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The pre-pulsar is a common predecessor of the pulsar. It duplicates itself after 15 generations, although it fails to be a true replicator because of the way that the two copies then interact.
A pair of tubs can be placed to eat half of the pre-pulsar as it replicates; this gives the period 30 oscillator Eureka, where the pre-pulsar's replication becomes a movement back and forth. The replication of the pre-pulsar can also be made to occur in just 14 generations as half of it is eaten; this allows the construction of period 28 and period 29 oscillators, and is in fact the only known method for creating a period 29 oscillator. The pre-pulsar is also a vital component of the only known method for constructing period 47 oscillators.
See also
External links
- Pre-pulsar at the Life Lexicon