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The '''blinker''' is the smallest and most [[common]] [[oscillator]], found by [[:Category:Patterns found by John Conway|John Conway]] in March [[:Category:Patterns found in 1970|1970]]. It is one of only a handful of known oscillators that is a [[polyomino]], and it is the only known oscillator that is [[one cell thick pattern|one cell thick]] (although the [[pentadecathlon]] is "almost" one cell thick in that there is a one cell thick pattern that is a [[grandparent]] of it). | The '''blinker''' is the smallest and most [[common]] [[oscillator]], found by [[:Category:Patterns found by John Conway|John Conway]] in March [[:Category:Patterns found in 1970|1970]]. It is one of only a handful of known oscillators that is a [[polyomino]], and it is the only known oscillator that is [[one cell thick pattern|one cell thick]] (although the [[pentadecathlon]] is "almost" one cell thick in that there is a one cell thick pattern that is a [[grandparent]] of it). | ||
Blinkers are very commonly formed in [[Familiar fours|a set of four]] called the [[traffic light]]; they can similarly be born in two potential sets of six, the [[interchange]]s. There is also a fairly common constellation of four blinkers and two [[boat-tie]]s. | |||
== | ==[[List of common oscillators|Commonness]]== | ||
The blinker is more than one hundred times as common in [[Achim Flammenkamp's census]] as the second most common oscillator, the [[toad]].<ref>{{citeAchim|accessdate=January 15, 2009}}</ref> The blinker is also the second most common object on [[Adam P. Goucher]]'s [[Catagolue]].<ref>{{citeCatagolueStats|June 24, 2016}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||
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Oscillator type | Muttering moat | ||||||
Family | Clock | ||||||
Number of cells | 3 | ||||||
Bounding box | 3 × 3 | ||||||
Period | 2 | ||||||
Mod | 1 | ||||||
Heat | 4 | ||||||
Volatility | 0.80 | ||||||
Strict volatility | 0.80 | ||||||
Rotor type | Pole 2 | ||||||
Discovered by | John Conway | ||||||
Year of discovery | 1970 | ||||||
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The blinker is the smallest and most common oscillator, found by John Conway in March 1970. It is one of only a handful of known oscillators that is a polyomino, and it is the only known oscillator that is one cell thick (although the pentadecathlon is "almost" one cell thick in that there is a one cell thick pattern that is a grandparent of it).
Blinkers are very commonly formed in a set of four called the traffic light; they can similarly be born in two potential sets of six, the interchanges. There is also a fairly common constellation of four blinkers and two boat-ties.
Commonness
The blinker is more than one hundred times as common in Achim Flammenkamp's census as the second most common oscillator, the toad.[1] The blinker is also the second most common object on Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue.[2]
References
- ↑ Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
- ↑ Adam P. Goucher. "Statistics". Catagolue. Retrieved on June 24, 2016.
External links
- Blinker at the Life Lexicon
- Patterns
- Oscillators with 3 cells
- Periodic objects with minimum population 3
- Patterns with 3 cells
- Patterns found by John Conway
- Patterns found in 1970
- Patterns that can be constructed with 2 gliders
- Oscillators
- Clock variants
- Muttering moats
- Oscillators with period 2
- Oscillators with mod 1
- Oscillators with heat 4
- Oscillators with volatility 0.80
- Oscillators with strict volatility 0.80
- Oscillators with rotor Pole 2
- Patterns with rectangular orthogonal symmetry
- Flipping oscillators