Comparison of oscillator analysis tools
This page compares tools used for analyzing still lifes, oscillators and spaceships alongside the information they output.
We assume that the input pattern runs in B3/S23.
Oscillators
| Datum | Oscillizer | Oscillizer-Web | Nakano | LifeViewer | Catagolue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | ≤1200 | ≤~1000 | ? | |||
| Mod | Value | No | No | ? | ||
| Transformation | No | No | ? | |||
| Kinetic symmetry | No | No | ? | |||
| Population | Minimum | Yes | Yes | ? | ||
| Maximum | Yes | Yes | ? | |||
| Average | Yes | Yes | ? | |||
| Sum over period | No | No | ? | |||
| Signature | No | No | ? | |||
| Active cells | Rotor | Yes | Yes | ? | ||
| Stator | Yes | Yes | ? | |||
| Total | Yes | Yes | ? | |||
| Volatility | Standard | Yes | Yes | ? | ||
| Strict | Yes | Yes | ? | |||
| Heat | Minimum | Yes | No | ? | ||
| Maximum | Yes | No | ? | |||
| Average | Yes | No | ? | |||
| Sum over period | No | No | ? | |||
| Signature | No | No | ? | |||
| Temperature | Active | Yes | No | ? | ||
| Rotor | Yes | No | ? | |||
| Bounding box | XY | Yes | Yes | ? | ||
| Area | Yes | Yes | ? | |||
| Supported by rules | Minimum (outer-totalistic) | Yes | No | ? | ||
| Maximum (outer-totalistic) | Yes | No | ? | |||
| Minimum (isotropic) | No | No | ? | |||
| Maximum (isotropic) | No | No | ? | |||
| apgcode | No | No | ? | |||
Mapping
| Map type | Oscillizer | Oscillizer-Web | Nakano | LifeViewer | Catagolue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period map | Yes | Yes | ? | ||
| Frequency map | No | No | ? | ||
| Signature map | No | No | ? | ||
| Domain coloring | No | No | ? |