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'''Fox''' (or '''gnome'''<ref>{{CiteLexicon|file=lex_g.htm#gnome|name=Gnome|accessdate=June 21, 2011}}</ref>) is the smallest {{period|2}} [[oscillator]] with an asymmetric rotor. It was found by [[David Buckingham]] in July {{year|1977}}.<ref>{{CiteHickersonOscillators|accessdate=June 21, 2011}}</ref> | '''Fox''' (or '''gnome'''<ref>{{CiteLexicon|file=lex_g.htm#gnome|name=Gnome|accessdate=June 21, 2011}}</ref>) is the smallest {{period|2}} [[oscillator]] with an asymmetric rotor. It was found by [[David Buckingham]] in July {{year|1977}}.<ref>{{CiteHickersonOscillators|accessdate=June 21, 2011}}</ref> | ||
== Commonness == | == [[List of common oscillators|Commonness]] == | ||
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| Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||||
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| Number of cells | 12 | ||||||||
| Bounding box | 8 × 7 | ||||||||
| Frequency class | 35.6 | ||||||||
| Period | 2 (mod: 2) | ||||||||
| Heat | 18 | ||||||||
| Volatility | 0.86 | 0.86 | ||||||||
| Kinetic symmetry | Unspecified | ||||||||
| Discovered by | David Buckingham | ||||||||
| Year of discovery | 1977 | ||||||||
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Fox (or gnome[1]) is the smallest period-2 oscillator with an asymmetric rotor. It was found by David Buckingham in July 1977.[2]
Information on this oscillator's commonness with respect to other naturally-occurring patterns is currently unknown.
See also
References
- ↑ "Gnome". The Life Lexicon. Stephen Silver. Retrieved on June 21, 2011.
- ↑ Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection. Retrieved on June 21, 2011.
External links
- Fox at the Life Lexicon
- Fox at Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue
- 12P2.1 at Heinrich Koenig's Game of Life Object Catalogs
Categories:
- Patterns
- Patterns with Catagolue frequency class 35
- Natural periodic objects
- Oscillators with 12 cells
- Periodic objects with minimum population 12
- Patterns with 12 cells
- Patterns found by David Buckingham
- Patterns found in 1977
- Patterns that can be constructed with 7 gliders
- Oscillators
- Oscillators with period 2
- Oscillators with mod 2
- Oscillators with heat 18
- Oscillators with volatility 0.86
- Oscillators with strict volatility 0.86