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The '''mathematician''' is a {{period|5}} [[oscillator]] that was found in {{year|1972}} by [[David Buckingham]].<ref>{{CiteHickersonOscillators|accessdate=March 14, 2020}}</ref> A variant of it first appeared [[semi-natural]]ly in April {{year|2016}}.<ref name="post29706" />
The '''mathematician''' is a {{period|5}} [[oscillator]] that was found in {{year|1972}} by [[David Buckingham]].<ref>{{CiteHickersonOscillators|accessdate=March 14, 2020}}</ref> A variant of it first appeared [[semi-natural]]ly in April {{year|2016}}.<ref name="post29706" />


A [[glider synthesis]] of this oscillator was found in August {{year|2021}}.<ref name="post134400" /><ref name="post134433" />
A [[glider synthesis]] of this oscillator was found in August {{year|2021}}.<ref name="post134400" /><ref name="post134433" /><ref name="post134463" />


==See also==
==See also==
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|author = iNoMed
|author = iNoMed
|date  = August 3, 2021
|date  = August 3, 2021
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|title  = Re: Synthesising Oscillators
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|author = Martin Grant
|date  = August 4, 2021
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Mathematician
4bo4b$3bobo3b$3bobo3b$2b2ob2o2b$o7bo$3o3b3o2$9o$o7bo$3b4o2b$3bo2b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ AUTOSTART ]] #C [[ GPS 2 THUMBSIZE 2 ]]
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Pattern type Oscillator
Oscillator type Billiard table
Number of cells 35
Bounding box 9 × 11
Period 5 (mod: 5)
Heat 3.2
Volatility 0.20 | 0.20
Kinetic symmetry Unspecified
Discovered by David Buckingham
Year of discovery 1972

The mathematician is a period-5 oscillator that was found in 1972 by David Buckingham.[1] A variant of it first appeared semi-naturally in April 2016.[2]

A glider synthesis of this oscillator was found in August 2021.[3][4][5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection. Retrieved on March 14, 2020.
  2. ↑ Dongook Lee (April 6, 2016). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  3. ↑ iNoMed (August 2, 2021). Re: Synthesising Oscillators (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  4. ↑ iNoMed (August 3, 2021). Re: Synthesising Oscillators (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  5. ↑ Martin Grant (August 4, 2021). Re: Synthesising Oscillators (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
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