p50 traffic jam
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| Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||||||
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| Number of cells | 92 | ||||||||||
| Bounding box | 48 × 18 | ||||||||||
| Period | 50 | ||||||||||
| Mod | Unknown | ||||||||||
| Heat | 100.9 | ||||||||||
| Volatility | 0.91 | ||||||||||
| Strict volatility | 0.63 | ||||||||||
| Discovered by | Noam Elkies | ||||||||||
| Year of discovery | 1994 | ||||||||||
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P50 traffic jam is a period 50 oscillator discovered by Noam Elkies on October 16, 1994.[1] It works by hassling the 25-generation traffic jam reaction with two copies of fumarole and two copies of octagon 2. In terms of its 92 cells, it is the smallest known period 50 oscillator.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection. Retrieved on June 25, 2009.
- ↑ Jason Summers' all-osc oscillators collection
External links
- P50 traffic jam at Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue (extended)
Categories:
- Patterns
- Oscillators with 92 cells
- Periodic objects with minimum population 92
- Patterns with 92 cells
- Patterns found by Noam Elkies
- Patterns found in 1994
- Patterns that can be constructed with 34 gliders
- Oscillators
- Oscillators with period 50
- Oscillators with heat between 100 and 109
- Oscillators with volatility 0.91
- Oscillators with strict volatility 0.63
- Flipping oscillators