Octagon 2

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Octagon 2
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Pattern type	Oscillator
Number of cells	16
Bounding box	8×8
Period	5
Heat	16
Discovered by	Arthur Taber
Year of discovery	1971
Glider synthesis Fewest gliders 6 Java link click here RLE octagon2_synth.rle
Pattern files Life 1.05 octagon2_105.lif Life 1.06 octagon2_106.lif Plaintext octagon2.cells RLE octagon2.rle

Octagon 2 was the first known period 5 oscillator, discovered in 1971 independently by Sol Goodman and Arthur Taber; the name is due to the latter. Its discovery was first reported in Lifeline Volume 1. It is about the twenty-sixth most common naturally-occurring oscillator, being about as common as unix.^[1]

[edit] See also

• Octagon 4
• List of common oscillators

[edit] References

1. ↑ Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.

[edit] External links

• Octagon 2 at Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove of Life
• Octagon 2 at the Life Lexicon