Octagon 2
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| Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||||
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| Number of cells | 16 | ||||||||
| Bounding box | 8 × 8 | ||||||||
| Frequency class | 29.3 | ||||||||
| Period | 5 (mod: 5) | ||||||||
| Heat | 16 | ||||||||
| Volatility | 0.80 | 0.80 | ||||||||
| Kinetic symmetry | Unspecified | ||||||||
| Discovered by | Arthur Taber Sol Goodman | ||||||||
| Year of discovery | 1971 | ||||||||
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Octagon 2 was the first known period-5 oscillator, discovered in 1971 independently by Sol Goodman and Arthur Taber;[1] the name is due to the latter. Its discovery was first reported in Lifeline Volume 1.
Octagon 2 is about the twenty-sixth most common naturally-occurring oscillator in Achim Flammenkamp's census, being about as common as unix.[2] On Catagolue, it is the most common period 5 oscillator, being more common than fumarole.[3]
Phase shifting
An octagon 2 can be used as a block catalyst on each side to skip a phase.[4]
| Four Merzenich's p64s hassling an octagon 2 (click above to open LifeViewer) |
See also
References
- ↑ Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection. Retrieved on March 14, 2020.
- ↑ Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
- ↑ Adam P. Goucher. "Statistics". Catagolue. Retrieved on October 27, 2018.
- ↑ MathAndCode (March 1, 2021). Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
External links
- Octagon 2 at the Life Lexicon
- 16P5.1 at Heinrich Koenig's Game of Life Object Catalogs
Categories:
- Patterns
- Patterns with Catagolue frequency class 29
- Natural periodic objects
- Oscillators with 16 cells
- Periodic objects with minimum population 16
- Patterns with 16 cells
- Patterns found by Arthur Taber
- Patterns found by Sol Goodman
- Patterns found in 1971
- Patterns that can be constructed with 6 gliders
- Oscillators
- Oscillators with period 5
- Oscillators with mod 5
- Oscillators with heat 16
- Oscillators with volatility 0.80
- Oscillators with strict volatility 0.80
- Patterns with complete square symmetry
- Sparkers
- Sparkers with period 5
- Weak sparkers