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|pname        = pinwheel
|pname        = pinwheel
|family      = Pinwheel
|family      = Pinwheel
|f2        = Billiard table
|f1        = Billiard table
|c            = 35
|c            = 35
|bx          = 12
|bx          = 12

Revision as of 13:35, 5 August 2016

Pinwheel
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Pattern type Oscillator
Oscillator type Billiard table
Family Pinwheel
Number of cells 35
Bounding box 12 × 12
Period 4
Mod 1
Heat 4.0
Volatility 0.20
Strict volatility Unknown
Discovered by Simon Norton
Year of discovery 1970

Pinwheel (or Catherine wheel) is a period 4 oscillator found by Simon Norton in April 1970. It is a billiard table configuration and possibly the first period 4 oscillator discovered.

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