Great on-off
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| Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||||
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| Oscillator type | Babbling brook | ||||||||
| Number of cells | 18 | ||||||||
| Bounding box | 8 × 8 | ||||||||
| Frequency class | 22.4 | ||||||||
| Period | 2 (mod: 2) | ||||||||
| Heat | 2 | ||||||||
| Volatility | 0.10 | 0.10 | ||||||||
| Kinetic symmetry | / | ||||||||
| Rotor type | Diagonal on-off | ||||||||
| Discovered by | Unknown | ||||||||
| Year of discovery | Unknown | ||||||||
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The great on-off (or pincers[1]) is a period-2 oscillator. It has the same rotor as the beacon and resembles two welded loops.
The great on-off typically forms via a teardrop hitting a traffic light.
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Commonness
- Main article: List of common oscillators
The great on-off is the ninth most common naturally-occurring oscillator in Achim Flammenkamp's census, being less common than the quadpole but more common than the figure eight.[2] It is the ninth most common oscillator on Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue.
Because of its typical formation, it is about 3300 times as common as the smaller stator variant eater plug.
References
- ↑ "Pincers". The Life Lexicon. Stephen Silver. Retrieved on May 1, 2009.
- ↑ Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
External links
- Great on-off at the Life Lexicon
- Great on-off at Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue
- 18P2.475 at Heinrich Koenig's Game of Life Object Catalogs
Categories:
- Patterns
- Patterns with Catagolue frequency class 22
- Natural periodic objects
- Oscillators with 18 cells
- Periodic objects with minimum population 18
- Patterns with 18 cells
- Patterns that can be constructed with 5 gliders
- Oscillators
- Babbling brooks
- Oscillators with period 2
- Oscillators with mod 2
- Oscillators with heat 2
- Oscillators with volatility 0.10
- Oscillators with strict volatility 0.10
- Oscillators with / symmetry
- Oscillators with rotor Diagonal on-off