Jam
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| Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||||
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| Number of cells | 13 | ||||||||
| Bounding box | 7 × 7 | ||||||||
| Period | 3 | ||||||||
| Mod | 3 | ||||||||
| Heat | 7.3 | ||||||||
| Volatility | 0.55 | ||||||||
| Strict volatility | 0.55 | ||||||||
| Discovered by | Achim Flammenkamp | ||||||||
| Year of discovery | 1988 | ||||||||
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Jam was found by Achim Flammenkamp in 1988, but not widely known about until its independent discovery (and naming) by Dean Hickerson in September 1989. In terms of its 7×7 bounding box it ties with trice tongs as the smallest period 3 oscillator, though caterer has fewer cells.
Commonness
Jam is about the seventeenth most common naturally-occurring oscillator in Achim Flammenkamp's census, being slightly less common than the blocker.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
External links
- Jam at the Life Lexicon
- Jam at Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue
Categories:
- Patterns
- Oscillators with 13 cells
- Periodic objects with minimum population 13
- Patterns with 13 cells
- Patterns found by Achim Flammenkamp
- Patterns found in 1988
- Patterns that can be constructed with 7 gliders
- Oscillators
- Oscillators with period 3
- Oscillators with mod 3
- Oscillators with heat 7
- Oscillators with volatility 0.55
- Oscillators with strict volatility 0.55