Why not
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| Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||||
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| Family | Griddle | ||||||||
| Number of cells | 14 | ||||||||
| Bounding box | 7 × 7 | ||||||||
| Period | 2 (mod: 2) | ||||||||
| Heat | 15 | ||||||||
| Volatility | 0.68 | 0.68 | ||||||||
| Kinetic symmetry | Unspecified | ||||||||
| Discovered by | David Buckingham | ||||||||
| Year of discovery | 1977 | ||||||||
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Why not is a period 2 oscillator that was found by David Buckingham in July 1977 that is extremely similar to by flops.
External links
- Why not at the Life Lexicon
Categories:
- Patterns
- Oscillators with 14 cells
- Periodic objects with minimum population 14
- Patterns with 14 cells
- Patterns found by David Buckingham
- Patterns found in 1977
- Patterns that can be constructed with 8 gliders
- Oscillators
- Griddle variants
- Oscillators with period 2
- Oscillators with mod 2
- Oscillators with heat 15
- Oscillators with volatility 0.68
- Oscillators with strict volatility 0.68
- Patterns with bilateral orthogonal symmetry