14P2.1

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14P2.1
x = 7, y = 5, rule = B3/S23 2ob3o$o$bo3bo$6bo$b3ob2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ AUTOSTART ]] #C [[ HEIGHT 500 THUMBSIZE 3 ZOOM 33 LOOP 2 GPS 2 ]]
Pattern type Oscillator
Oscillator type Muttering moat
Number of cells 14
Bounding box 7 × 5
Frequency class 39.6
Period 2 (mod: 2)
Heat 12
Volatility 0.60 | 0.60
Kinetic symmetry .c
Discovered by Unknown
Year of discovery Unknown

14P2.1, 14-bit P2 #1[1] (apgcode xp2_3lgh1lo) is a small, unnamed period-2 oscillator.

One name proposed for this pattern is "wishing well".[2]

Construction

A 13-glider synthesis for this oscillator was found by Chris Cain on April 21, 2015.[3] On September 15, 2016, Martin Grant found a 4-glider component that converts a long snake to this oscillator, reducing the cost to 8 gliders.[4] On January 28, 2023, Chris857 found an (invalid) 8G_C2_1_stdin result of four gliders colliding with 2 beehives for a 7-glider synthesis.[5] Carson Cheng reduced the number of gliders to six on May 21, 2024. An earlier 28-glider synthesis can be found in Mark Niemiec's database.[6]

Occurrence

See also: List of common oscillators

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

See also

References

  1. Search For Pattern at Mark D. Niemiec's Life Page
  2. SquishyBoi (September 15, 2020). Re: Thread For Your Naming Proposals of Unnamed Patterns (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  3. Chris Cain (April 21, 2015). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  4. Martin Grant (September 15, 2016). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  5. Chris857 (January 28, 2023). Re: Synthesising Oscillators (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  6. The 20 fourteen-bit period 2 oscillators at Mark D. Niemiec's Life Page (download pattern file: 14/14ff1.rle)