Difference between revisions of "OCA:Maze"
m (→Still lifes: changed 8 to 9) |
m (→Still lifes: added sentence about Life without death) |
||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
===Still lifes=== | ===Still lifes=== | ||
Below are all still lifes with nine or fewer cells in the maze rule.<ref>Computed using the ''EnumStillLifes.c'' script located [http://www.conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=44 here].</ref> It is worth noting that, because the only difference between this rule and the standard [[Conway's Game of Life|Conway rule]] is that cells have more ways of staying alive, every pattern that is a still life in standard Life is also a still life in the maze rule. | Below are all still lifes with nine or fewer cells in the maze rule.<ref>Computed using the ''EnumStillLifes.c'' script located [http://www.conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=44 here].</ref> It is worth noting that, because the only difference between this rule and the standard [[Conway's Game of Life|Conway rule]] is that cells have more ways of staying alive, every pattern that is a still life in standard Life is also a still life in the maze rule. Conversely, every still life in the maze rule will also be a still life in the [[Life without death]] rule. | ||
Other notable still lifes include the infinitely-extensible diagonal line. Also, any diamond in which every other cell is alive (i.e. any [[barge]] that is extended in either length and/or width) is a still life. | Other notable still lifes include the infinitely-extensible diagonal line. Also, any diamond in which every other cell is alive (i.e. any [[barge]] that is extended in either length and/or width) is a still life. | ||
Revision as of 15:47, 14 June 2009
| Maze | |
| View static image | |
| View animated image | |
| Rulestring | 12345/3 B3/S12345 |
|---|---|
| Character | Explosive |
Maze is a Life-like cellular automaton in which cells survive from one generation to the next if they have at least 1 and at most 5 neighbours. Cells are born if they have exactly 3 neighbours. Because of this, many small patterns behave the same as they would in Conway's Game of Life. In general, any pattern that does not have a living cell adjacent to 1, 4, or 5 other living cells in any of its generations will behave identically under both rules. Because this restriction is satisfied by very few large patterns, evolution under the maze rule differs greatly from evolution under the standard Life rule in general.
This rule is notable because random starting patterns tend to evolve into complex maze-like structures with well-defined walls outlining corridors.
Notable patterns
The maze rule is explosive, which means that most randomly-generated starting patterns will explode in all directions. Nonetheless, there are many still lifes and oscillators under this rule. It has no known spaceships.[1]
Still lifes
Below are all still lifes with nine or fewer cells in the maze rule.[2] It is worth noting that, because the only difference between this rule and the standard Conway rule is that cells have more ways of staying alive, every pattern that is a still life in standard Life is also a still life in the maze rule. Conversely, every still life in the maze rule will also be a still life in the Life without death rule.
Other notable still lifes include the infinitely-extensible diagonal line. Also, any diamond in which every other cell is alive (i.e. any barge that is extended in either length and/or width) is a still life.
| Size | Count | Image | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 
|
Download RLE: click here |
| 3 | 1 | 
|
Download RLE: click here |
| 4 | 5 | 
|
Download RLE: click here |
| 5 | 7 | 
|
Download RLE: click here |
| 6 | 18 | 
|
Download RLE: click here |
| 7 | 40 | 
|
Download RLE: click here |
| 8 | 197 | 
|
Download RLE: click here |
| 9 | 669 | 
|
Download RLE: click here |
Oscillators
The smallest period 2 oscillator has several different possible stators, some of which are shown below.
Other patterns
One wickstretcher that commonly appears from random starting configurations is shown below. Its period is 12 and it travels at speed c/3. It can be stabilized on the left edge in many different ways.
Similar rules
The most well-known related rule is known as mazectric, which has rulestring 1234/3. That is, it is the same as the maze rule except that cells don't survive if they have 5 neighbours. This results in maze patterns that tend to have longer and straighter corridors.
 Generation 235 of the evolution of a 10×10 square of random cells under the mazectric rule |
References
- ↑ "Maze (B3/S12345)". David Eppstein. Retrieved on March 16, 2009.
- ↑ Computed using the EnumStillLifes.c script located here.