shouldsee wrote:Thanks! I haven’t thought enough when I posted the thing. This is obviously a pattern.... hence I thought it should go in Pattern. But maybe someone can help me shop this to OCA?
Done (by dvgrn, not dvrgn, though.)
This pattern is bound to settle into an oscillator at some point, but it's not clear that a browser-based oscar.py is going to help find out when. It might have to run billions or trillions of generations before the first repeating phase shows up. Here's the pattern after ten million ticks:
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x = 128, y = 128, rule = B12e3eijkr4ejqrtwz5cn6-ce7e/S01c2in3aejkr4ejkqtyz5ckq6-a:T128,128
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bobobobobobobobobobo2bobo2bobob2o5bobobo7bobobobobobob3obob3obobobobob
obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$b2ob2o2bo4bobobobobobobobobobobobob
3obobob2obobobobobobobobob3obobob2obo2bobobo3bobobobobobobobobobobobob
obobobobobobobobo$2o2bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2ob2obobobo2bobo
bobobobobobobobobobob3obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob
obobo$2obo7bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo2bobobobobobobobobobobo
bobobobobob3obo3bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$bobo3b2obobob
obobobobobobobobobobob3obobobobo2bobobob3obobobobobobobobobobobobobo2b
2obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$obo3bo2bobobobobobobobobobo
bobobob3obobobobo2bobobob3obobobobobobobobobobobobobob3obo3bobobobobob
obobobobobobobobobobobobo$bo3bob2obobobobobobobobobobobobob3o3bobobobo
2bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob3obobobobobobobobobobobobobo
bobob2o$bo2bobo2bobobobobobobobobobobobob2o3bobobo5bobobobobobobobobob
obobobobobobobobobobobobo3bobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2obobo!
I ran that for another 2.5 million ticks with oscar.py without finding a repeat. So it probably hasn't settled into oscillation as of T=10 million ticks, or if it has, the period is something over a million (oscar.py only finds a length-N repeat by running N ticks, if it gets really lucky and the first tick is a hash minimum -- but it's guaranteed to find a length-N repeat by running 2N ticks).
in case anyone wants to start from here to look for an upper bound, here's the pattern at T=12,544,021 where I stopped running oscar.py:
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x = 128, y = 128, rule = B12e3eijkr4ejqrtwz5cn6-ce7e/S01c2in3aejkr4ejkqtyz5ckq6-a:T128,128
obobobobobobobobobobobobobo10bobobob4obob3obob3ob2obo2b4obo2b4o7bobobo
bobob3ob5obobobobobobo2bo2bo2bobo$bobobobobobobobobobobobobobo2bobobob
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4o2bobobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobo4bo3bob2obobobobobobobobobo2bobob
o2bo2bobobob4obobobobobobobob4obo6b2obobobobob3ob2obobo$bobobobobobobo
bobobobobobobo2bob2o3bobobobobobobobobobobob2obobob3obobobobo2bobobobo
bobobobobo2bobob3ob3obobob2ob2obo2bobobo$obobobobobobobobobobobo3bobob
2obo2bobobobobobobobobobobobo2bobobobobobo3b2obobobobobobobobobo2bobo
2bo2bobobobobobobobobo2bobo$bobob3obobobobobobobobob3o4bo4bobobobobobo
bobobobobo2bobobo3bobobobo2bobobobobobobobobobo2bobo2b4obobobobobobobo
2bobobo$2o2bob3obobobobobobob3obob2obobo2bobobobobobobob3obobob2obobob
obobobobo2bobobobobobobobobobo2bob4obo2bobobobob2obo2b2obobo$b2o2bobob
ob3obobobobob3ob8obo2bobobobobob4o2bob4ob4o2bobobobo2bobobobobobobobob
ob3o2b2obobobo2bobob2o4b2obobobo$2obo4bobobobobobobobob5obo5b3obobobob
obobob2o2bobo3b2obo2bo2bobo2bobobobobobobobobobob3obobobobobo2bob3o2bo
bobobobo$bo2bo2bobob3obobobobobob3o3b2o2b5obobobobo4bo4bob5o2bobobobob
ob4obob5obobobobobobobobobobo2bob2ob2ob2obobobobo$2o6bobobobobobobobob
ob3o4bo3bo2bobobobo2b3obo2bobobobobob2obobobo5b2obobobobo3bobobobobobo
bobobo2bo2bo2b2obobobobo$b3ob3obobobobobobobobobob2o2bo2bo2bobobobobo
2bobo4bobobobobob2obobobobobo2b3obobobob2o2bobobobobobobobob3obo4b2obo
bobobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobob3obo4bo2bobobob2obobob2obobobobobo
2bobobob5ob4obobobo2bo2bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$bobobobobobo
bobobobobobobobob3obobobobobobob3o2bo2bobobobobobo2bobobobobobobo3b2ob
obobo3bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobo
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bob3obobobobobobobo$bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob9obobo5b3obobobobob
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bobobobobobobobobobobobobob4o4bobob2o6bobobobobobob2obobob2o2b2o4b4obo
2bob4obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob
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bobobobobobobobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2ob2obobob3ob3obobo
bobobobobo2bobob4ob4ob4obob3ob3obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$bobob
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bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo4bob4obobo3bobobobob3obobo
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bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo3bo$bobobobobobobobobobobobobo
bobobobobobobobobo5bobobobobobobobobobobobobo3bo5bobobobobobobobobobob
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2bo$bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo2b2obobobobobobobobo
bobobobo2b3ob3ob2obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo3bo$b2obobobob
5obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2ob2obobobobobobobobobob3obob2o2bo
3bobobobobo3bobobobobobobobobobobobobo3bo$ob2obobobo2bo2bobobobobobobo
bobobobobobobobobobobob3obobobobobobobobobo2bob3ob2o4b2obobobob3obobob
obobobob4obo2bobob2o2bo$5bob2obob3obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2obo
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$2obob3obo3bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o2bo2bo4bobobobobobobobobo
3b2obo2bobobobobobobobobobobobobob3ob3o2bobo2bo2b3o$bo2bo3bobobobobobo
bobobobobobobobobobobob3obo2bo2bob5obobobobobobobob2obobo2bobobobobobo
bobobobobobo3b2o2b2obo3bob5o$obo4bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o
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b2o$bo3b4obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo2bobobob2o2bob4obobobobobo
bo2bobo2bobobobobobobobobobobobob2o2bo2bobob2o4bobo2bo$2bo2bo3bobobobo
bobobobobobobobobobob5o4bob2o4bo2b2o2bobobobobobo4b2obobobobobobobobob
obobobobo3bobo2bobob2obo4b2obo$2o2bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob3ob
obo3b2ob2o3bo2b4obobobobobo4bob2obobobobobobobobobobobobobo3bobo2bo4bo
2bo2bobo$5b5obobobobobobobobobobobobob3o3bo2bobobobob2ob2o2bobobobobob
ob3o3b3obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2ob2obobobobobo$bob2obobobobo
bobobobobobobobobobob3o2b2o3b3o2bo2bobobobobobobobobobob2obo4bobobobob
obobobobobobobobobobobobo3bobobobob2o$3o2bobobobobobobobobobobobobobob
5ob2ob3obo3bo2bobobobobobobobobobo2bobo2bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo
bo3bob3obobobob2o$b2obobobobobobobobobobob2ob2obob3obo4bobo2bo2b4obobo
bobobobobobobo2bobo2bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo3bobobobobo2bo
$2b2obobobobobobobobobob2obob2ob3o4b3obobob2obobobobobobobobobobobobob
2o2bob3obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob3obobobobobo$obobobobobobobobob
obob2o3b4o4bo3bo8bobobobobobobobobobobob3o2b2o3bobobobobobobobobobobob
obobobobobo3bobobobobob2o$2b2obobobobobobobobob3obo3bob4obo2b3obo3bobo
bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo
bobobo$2bobobobobobobobobobobobo5bob9obobo3bobobobobobobobobobobo3b5ob
obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$4obobobobobobobobobo
b2o2b2o2bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o2bobobobobobobobobobobo
bobobobobobobobobobobobo2bo2bobobo$4bobobobobobobobobobo2bob2o3bobobob
obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo4b2obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob
obob6o2bobo2bo$o2bobobobobobob2ob2obo2bobob4obo3bobobob3obobobobobobob
obobobobo2bo2bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o11b2o$o3bobobo
bobob3ob2obobobobobo2b3obobobobo2b2obobobobobobobobobob4obob2obobobobo
bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo2b2o2bob4o2bo$obob2obobobob3o3b4obobo4bo
bo2bo3bobo2bobobobobobobobobobobobobob3obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo
bobobobob2o2bobobobob2o$3bo2bobobob4obob2o2bobo2bo2bo2b2o2bob5obobobob
obobobobobobob3ob3obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o2bob3obo
2bo$3bobobobob4o2b2o2bo2b2ob3obobo5bo2bo2bobobobobobobobobobobobobobob
obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob3obobobobobo$ob3obobobo4bo5b
2ob2o6bobob3obo3bobobobobobobobobobobobobobob5obob3obobobobobobobobobo
bobobobobobobobobobobobob2o$bobobobobob4o2b2o2b2o2bob2ob2obobobobo5bob
3obobobobobobobobobobobobo3bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob
obobobobo$obobobobobob4obob2obobobob2o8bob4o4b3obobobobobobobob3obobob
obobo2b2obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$bobobobobobob3o
3bobobobob2o2bo2bob2obobo2b3o4bobobobobobobobobo3bobobobob3obobobobobo
bobobobobobobobobob2ob2obobobobobobo$obobobobobobob3ob3obobobo5bob2obo
bob2o7bobobobobobobobob3obobobobobob3obobobobobobobobobobobobobobob3ob
obobobobobo$bobobobobobobob2ob2ob3ob4obob3ob2o3b2obob2obobobobobobobob
obob2o2b7ob3obobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2ob2obobobobobobo$obobobobob
obobobobobob2o2b3o2b5obobo4bob3obobobobobobobobobob3o5bob4o2bobobobobo
bobobobobobobobobob3obobobobobobo$bobobobobobobobobob3o2b2ob2ob2ob2obo
b4o5bobobobobobobobobobobob2o5b2obo2b2obobobobobobobobobobobobobobo3bo
bobobobobobo$obobobobobobobobobob3obobo2bobobobobobobobo4bobobobobobob
obobobobob3ob3obob5obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$bobobob
obobobobobobo5bo4bobo2bo2bobobobo2b2obob2obobobobobobobobob2ob2obobob
3o2b2obobobobobobobobobobob2o2bo2b2obobobobobo$obobobobobobobobobobo2b
2o2bobobob3obobobobobob6o3bobobobobobobobobobobob5ob3obobobobobobobobo
bobobob2obob2obobobobobo$bobobobobobobobobobob3o2bo3bob3obobobobobobob
ob2o2b2obobobobobobobobobobob2ob2ob5obobobobobobobobobobobob2ob2obobob
obobobo$obobobobobobobobobobobo4bo2b2obobobobobobobobob2obob3obobobobo
bobobobobob2obobo2b3obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$bobobobo
bobobobobobobob4ob2o2bobobobobobobobobobo2b3obobobobobobobobobob2o3bo
2bo3bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$obobobobobobobobobobobo
b2o2b4obobobobobobobobobobo3bo2bobobobobobobobob2o3b6obobobobobobobobo
bobobobobobobobobobobobobo$bobobobobobobobobobobobob4o3b3obobobobobobo
bobobo2bobobobobobobobobobobo2bo4b3obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo
bobobobo$obobobobobobobobobob3obo2bo4b2obobobobobobobobobo2b2o2bobobob
obobobobobobo2bo2bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$bobobo
bobobobobobobo5bo2b5obobobobobobobobobobob4obobobobobobobobobo3b5obobo
bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$obobobobobobobobobob2o4b2obob
obobobo9bobobobobo2bob5obobobobobob3o2bo2bobobobobobobobobobobobobobob
obobobobobobobo$bobobobobobobobobobob3o2bobobobobob3obobobob3obobobo2b
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bobobobobobobobobobobo2bobobobobobo2bobobobobo2bobobobo5bobo5b2obobobo
bobob3obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$obo2bobobobobobobobo
bobo2bobobobobo2bobobobob2obobobob3obobobo2b3ob3obobobobob3ob2o2bobobo
bobobobobo3bobobobobobobobobobo$2obo2bobobobobobobobobo2bobobobobob2ob
obobobobob2obobobobobobo5b2obobobob2ob2obo3bobobobobobobobobob3obobobo
bobobobobobobo$3bo3bobobobobobobobob2obobobobo2bobobobobobo2bo3bobobob
obobo2bo2bo2bobobo3b2o6bobobobobobobobo2bo2bobobobobobobobob3o$obobobo
bobobobobobobo2b5obobob2obobobobobo5bo2bobobobobobo4b2o2b2o3bobo2bobob
obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$bobobobobobobobobobo2bobo8bo
bobobobob7ob2obob2ob2obo6b2o2b3o2b4o5bobobobobobobobobobobobobobob3obo
bobobobo$obobobobobob2obob3o5b2obobobobobobobobobobobobobo2b2o2b3obobo
2bo3b2o6bo3bo3bobobobobobobobobobobo2bo2bob3obobobobo$bobobobobobo3bo
3b2o3b3ob2obobobobobobobob3obobob4o3bob4ob3obobobobobo3b2o2b3ob5obobob
obobob4obob4obobobobobo$obobobobobo4bobo2b3o6b2obobobobobobobobobobobo
bo6bobobo2bobobobobobo3bobobobo2b3o2bobobobobobo2bobo4b3obobobobo$bobo
bobobobob4o2bobo2bobob2obobobobobobobobobobobobobobo2bobobobo2bobobobo
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7b3obo$bobobobobobob2ob2obobo2bobobobobobo2b5obobobob9o2bo2bobobobobob
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bobobobobobobobobobo$b3obobobobobobobob3o5bobob2obo2bobobobobobo2b2obo
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bobobob2ob2obobobobobo$3b2obobobobobobo2bo3b2obobo3bo2bobobobo5b2obobo
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last time I worked on a question like this, the answer turned out to be 21,858,777,744 ticks -- which is not a number that can be found in a reasonable time with even a non-browser-based version of oscar.py, let alone one associated with LifeViewer. The oscar.py method is time-consuming, because it ends up taking the hash of every tick of the pattern starting from T=0. There are simpler but less universal period-finding methods that can be much more efficient.
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A rough summary of a good method when you don't even know the order of magnitude of a pattern's eventual period:
Step 1: run pattern with the fastest possible algorithm for almost forever (i.e., until you're thoroughly bored, and just before you stop caring what the pattern's eventual period is anyway).
Step 2: Take hash of resulting pattern.
Step 3: Run pattern one tick at a time and wait for the same hash value to appear.
If no hash value duplicate appears, you didn't wait long enough, and therefore your current combination of computer hardware and patience is not sufficient to find the eventual settled period of the pattern in question.
If you do see a duplicated hash value, then your original wait was long enough (probably, unless you've happened upon a hash collision, which would almost be more interesting than an actual match!). You now have an upper bound on both the period and the settling time. Upper bounds are incredibly useful things -- you then know that you'll be able to find exact answers with an amount of work that's in the same order of magnitude as the CPU time you've invested already.
The problem with putting the oscar algorithm into LifeViewer is that LifeViewer doesn't have anywhere near the fastest possible algorithm for simulating patterns. This means that the majority of problems along these lines that are solvable with current technology, are not solvable using a LifeViewer/browser-based solution... which calls into question whether it would be worthwhile to create that kind of solution in the first place.
