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== [[List of common oscillators|Commonness]] ==
== [[List of common oscillators|Commonness]] ==
{{Needs occurrence info|type=oscillator}}
{{Needs occurrence info|type=oscillator}}
== [[Glider synthesis]] ==
{{Small constructible periodic object}}


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 21:49, 23 December 2021

Why not
3bo3b$3bobob$bo5b$ob5o$bo5b$3bobob$3bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ AUTOSTART ]] #C [[ LOOP 2 GPS 2 THUMBSIZE 2 ]]
Pattern type Oscillator
Family Griddle
Number of cells 14
Bounding box 7 × 7
Frequency class 39.9
Period 2 (mod: 2)
Heat 15
Volatility 0.68 | 0.68
Kinetic symmetry Unspecified
Discovered by David Buckingham
Year of discovery 1977

Why not is a period-2 oscillator that was found by David Buckingham in July 1977[1] that is extremely similar to by flops; in fact, in one of its phases it differs by only one cell. It first appeared naturally on April 15, 2015, in a soup submitted to Catagolue by Brett Berger.[2]

Information on this oscillator's commonness with respect to other naturally-occurring patterns is currently unknown.

All strict still lifes with a population of 23 or fewer cells, all oscillators with 16 or fewer cells, and all spaceships with 35 or fewer cells are known to be glider-constructible. A glider synthesis of this object can be found in the infobox to the right.

References

  1. ↑ Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection. Retrieved on March 14, 2020.
  2. ↑ Brett Berger (April 16, 2015). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums