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|name = Kickback reaction | |||
|pname = kickbackreaction | |||
|c = 10 | |||
|bx = 8 | |||
|by = 5 | |||
|plaintext = true | |||
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A '''kickback reaction''' is a collision of two gliders resulting in a single glider travelling in the opposite direction to one of the original gliders. This is important in the proof of the existence of a [[universal constructor]], and in Bill Gosper's [[total aperiodic]], as well as a number of other constructions. | |||
Besides the 90-degree collision shown here, one other [[two-glider collision]] with gliders meeting at 180 degrees also produces a clean output glider, and may also be called a "kickback reaction". This reaction is occasionally useful in glider syntheses. However, it is rarely used in signal circuitry or in self-supporting patterns like the [[Caterpillar]] or [[Centipede]], because 90-degree collisions are generally much easier to arrange. | |||
==External links== | |||
{{LinkLexicon|lex_k.htm#kickbackreaction}} | |||
Revision as of 00:03, 30 March 2019
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| Number of cells | 10 | ||||||
| Bounding box | 8 × 5 | ||||||
| Discovered by | Unknown | ||||||
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A kickback reaction is a collision of two gliders resulting in a single glider travelling in the opposite direction to one of the original gliders. This is important in the proof of the existence of a universal constructor, and in Bill Gosper's total aperiodic, as well as a number of other constructions.
Besides the 90-degree collision shown here, one other two-glider collision with gliders meeting at 180 degrees also produces a clean output glider, and may also be called a "kickback reaction". This reaction is occasionally useful in glider syntheses. However, it is rarely used in signal circuitry or in self-supporting patterns like the Caterpillar or Centipede, because 90-degree collisions are generally much easier to arrange.
External links
- Kickback reaction at the Life Lexicon