Pulsator

A pulsator is an oscillator of medium to long period that grows and contracts during its cycle.

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Figure eight is an example of a pulsator. (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here

References

• William Poundstone: The Recursive Universe: Cosmic Complexity and the Limits of Scientific Knowledge, William Morrow & Co. (1985); reprinted by Dover (2013), ISBN 978-0-486-49098-4, OCLC 809411873, p. 42.