Star Wars
x=64, y = 64, rule =345/2/4
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Star Wars , also known as MirekGro , is a Generations rule devised by Mirek Wójtowicz in March 1999. Named after its behaviour that resembles deep space battle scenes, the rule can be described as follows:
“
StarWars is also an interesting rule from the low-investment standpoint. In particular, it is notable for the abundance, intricacy, and variety of its naturally-occurring glider guns. In general when running "au naturel " StarWars is active to a degree almost reminiscent of Brain , with the distinction that it likes to build fixed lego-like skeletal structures. In some orbits this latter penchant reaches its zenith, and we get large universe-spanning "shells" possessing an intricate radiate geometry.
”
— John Elliott
A collection of patterns in Star Wars rule is in Mirek's Cellebration . The rule can also run in modern simulators (e.g. golly and LifeViewer ) that support Generations rules.
x = 100, y = 79, rule = 345/2/4
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Example still lives in Star Wars
(click above to open LifeViewer ) x = 181, y = 195, rule = 345/2/4
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4.A2.A!
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Example oscillators in Star Wars
(click above to open LifeViewer ) x = 75, y = 108, rule = 345/2/4
35.CBA16.CBA$36.CBA6.CBA7.CBA5.CBA$38.CBA6.CBA6.CBA5.CBA4.CBA$38.CBA
6.CBA6.CBA5.CBA4.CBA$36.CBA6.CBA7.CBA5.CBA$35.CBA16.CBA7$49.CBA17.CBA
$47.C.A.CBA8.CBA2.CBA.CBA$49.CBA.CBA6.C.A6.CBA$54.CBA5.C.AB5A$54.CBA
5.C.AB5A$49.CBA.CBA6.C.A6.CBA$47.C.A.CBA8.CBA2.CBA.CBA$49.CBA17.CBA7$
46.CBA$44.BC.A.A$45.C.AB2A7.CBA$45.C.AB2A5.BC.A.A$45.C.A.A7.C.AB2A6.C
BA$45.C.A.A7.C.AB2A3.C.AB.A$45.C.AB2A6.C.A.A7.BC3A$45.C.AB2A6.C.A.A7.
BC3A$45.C.A.A7.C.AB2A3.C.AB.A$45.C.A.A7.C.AB2A6.CBA$45.C.AB2A5.BC.A.A
$45.C.AB2A7.CBA$44.BC.A.A$46.CBA6$68.CBA$66.BC.A.A$65.C2.BC3A$67.ABC
3A$67.C.A.A$68.CBA9$20.BA25.C.ABC.AB.A$18.BCBC11.A14.ABC.ABC3A6.BC.AB
C.A$17.C.A.A3.B2.ACA.B.B11.2C.BC.ABC3A7.C2.A.AB2A$17.BC.C.3A.3A.3AC3A
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.C.C2.A2.A11.2B3.C.AC3A11.B$21.A.A3.B3.C14.AC2.C.ABC3A$19.C30.BC.AB.A
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57.BA.A2CA.B.3AC3A$54.3C.A3.B2.3A.AC3A$54.BAB9.AC.AB.A$55.A7$24.CBA$
25.CBA$6.CBA12.C.AB2.CBA15.CBA$3.BC.A.CBA11.B2.CBA.CBA14.CBA14.CBA$2.
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A.CBA8.C.AB2.CBA$CB2.CBA.CBA.CBA17.CBA9.CBA4.CBA11.CBA.CBA$2.CBA.CBA.
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16.CBA16.CBA$2.CBA.CBA.CBA.CBA16.CBA16.CBA9.CBA3.CBA$CB2.CBA.CBA.CBA
17.CBA9.CBA4.CBA11.CBA.CBA$3.B.A.CBA.CBA17.CBA9.B2.CBA.CBA8.C.AB2.CBA
$2.C2.BC.A.CBA10.CBA4.CBA9.C.AB2.CBA11.B2.CBA$3.BC.A.CBA11.B2.CBA.CBA
14.CBA14.CBA$6.CBA12.C.AB2.CBA15.CBA$25.CBA$24.CBA!
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Example spaceships in Star Wars (Mirek Wójtowicz, May 1999)
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Still lives of population 5, 8, 10, 12 and above exists. The only 5-cell still life is the X-pentomino , or cross , which is a common extendable segment in larger still lives.
A group of still lives in the shape of rectangular boxes are invincible from inside, limiting the evolution similar to a finite plane ; for a m ×n plane the exterior has a bounding box of (m +4)×(n +4). An example with m =n =16 is shown above at lower-right corner.
Due to the two dying states, oscillators of period 2 and 3 are impossible.
Many oscillators consists of one or more lightspeed signals , led by a single state-1 cell each, that are running on the surface of the stator. Such extendable mechamism provides at least one specimen for every period p ≥ 4. Specifically, jointing q copies of the X-pentomino orthogonally will give a still life with circumference 6q +6 cells (which has exactly one state-1 cell each in their Moore neighbourhoods ). If 6q +6 = kp for some integer k , then k copies of the signal can be put in the circumference evenly to yield a period-p oscillator. A period-7 example is shown above (3rd one from right in the first row).
The spaceships in Star Wars are all at c orthogonal , thus are also referred to as photons.
x = 43, y = 48, rule = 345/2/4
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Guns of period 4, 5 (right), 6 and 7 (left) in Star Wars (Stephen Silver, May 1999)
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Guns (or rather, lasers ) firing the smallest photon exist at all periods above 4, which can be constructed by connecting two still lives to the aforementioned adjustable oscillator.
Usually, abundant guns, puffers , rakes , wickstretchers and wavestretchers emerge from sufficiently large soups.
Technologies based on the smallest photon have been extensively developed. For instance, shooting the photon at the edge of a still life can split it into two lightspeed signals, which travel on the edge and merge into a photon at a corner.
Miscellaneous
External links
Star Wars at Adam P. Goucher 's Catagolue