Fox
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| Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||||
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| Number of cells | 12 | ||||||||
| Bounding box | 8 × 7 | ||||||||
| Frequency class | 35.6 | ||||||||
| Period | 2 (mod: 2) | ||||||||
| Heat | 18 | ||||||||
| Volatility | 0.86 | 0.86 | ||||||||
| Kinetic symmetry | n | ||||||||
| Discovered by | David Buckingham | ||||||||
| Year of discovery | 1977 | ||||||||
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Fox (or gnome[1]) is the smallest period-2 oscillator with an asymmetric rotor. It was found by David Buckingham in July 1977.[2]
It is the 74th most common oscillator on Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue.
Fox+Clock catalyst
- Main article: Foxclock
A fox can be paired with a clock to make a periodic catalyst:
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All strict still lifes with a population of 23 or fewer cells, all oscillators with 16 or fewer cells, and all spaceships with 35 or fewer cells are known to be glider-constructible. A glider synthesis of this object can be found in the infobox to the right.
In October 2017, Goldtiger997 found a 7-glider synthesis,[3][4] which was reduced to 6 in February 2024 by Carson Cheng.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ "Gnome". The Life Lexicon. Stephen Silver. Retrieved on June 21, 2011.
- ↑ Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection. Retrieved on June 21, 2011.
- ↑ Goldtiger997 (October 6, 2017). Re: Synthesising Oscillators , in which fox and odd test tube baby were synthesised in 7 gliders, and hook test tube baby in 8
- ↑ chris_c (October 6, 2017). Re: Synthesising Oscillators , in which Goldtiger997's synthesis's cleanup was moved closer
- ↑ carsoncheng (February 22, 2024). Re: Synthesising Oscillators , in which a 6-glider synthesis was found
External links
- Fox at the Life Lexicon
- Fox at Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue
- 12P2.1 at Heinrich Koenig's Game of Life Object Catalogs
Categories:
- Patterns
- Patterns with Catagolue frequency class 35
- Natural periodic objects
- Oscillators with 12 cells
- Periodic objects with minimum population 12
- Patterns with 12 cells
- Patterns found by David Buckingham
- Patterns found in 1977
- Patterns that can be constructed with 6 gliders
- Oscillators
- Oscillators with period 2
- Oscillators with mod 2
- Oscillators with heat 18
- Oscillators with volatility 0.86
- Oscillators with strict volatility 0.86
- Oscillators with n symmetry