Beacon and long hook
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| Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||||||
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| Family | Beacon | ||||||||||
| Number of cells | 14 | ||||||||||
| Bounding box | 5×8, 6×8, or 7×8 | ||||||||||
| Period | 2 | ||||||||||
| Mod | 2 | ||||||||||
| Heat | 2 | ||||||||||
| Volatility | 0.13 | ||||||||||
| Rotor type | Diagonal on-off | ||||||||||
| Discovered by | Unknown | ||||||||||
| Year of discovery | Unknown | ||||||||||
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Beacon and long hook may refer to any of four similar period 2 oscillators composed of a beacon on a long hook. They are cis-beacon down and long hook, cis-beacon up and long hook (pictured to the right), trans-beacon down and long hook and trans-beacon up and long hook.
Commonness
They are about the 35th, 31st, 40th and 50th most common naturally-occurring oscillators in Achim Flammenkamp's census, respectively.[1]
Image gallery
 Cis-beacon down and long hook |
 Cis-beacon up and long hook |
 Trans-beacon down and long hook |
 Trans-beacon up and long hook |
References
- ↑ Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
External links
- Cis-beacon-up and long hook at Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue
