Can anyone complete the p7 component of this p14?
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x = 19, y = 25, rule = B3/S23
6b2o3b2o$6bo5bo$8bobo$7b2ob2o$4bobo5bobo$4b2ob5ob2o$7bo3bo$2o2b2obo3bo
b2o2b2o$o2bobobobobobobo2bo$b3obo2b3o2bob3o$7b2ob2o$b3o3bo3bo3b3o$bo4b
o5bo4bo$4bobo5bobo2$5bob5obo$4bo9bo$4b2o2bobo2b2o$2o2b2obo3bob2o2b2o$o
6b2ob2o6bo$b7o3b7o$5b2o5b2o$b4o9b4o$o2bob3o3b3obo2bo$2o2bobo5bobo2b2o!
It is a p5n-1 phase shifter: compare generation 0 to 5 and 9
I found this using LLS, by forcing gen 0, 5, 9, and 14 to be the same in the p14 component, and 0, 7 and 14 to be the same in the p7 part. I'm sure there's more to be found in less-symmetrical searches, and at different periods - this was a sort of proof-of-concept in finding mid-period phase-shifts.
I think there's a decent possibility that there's a p9 support for this reaction but I'm not sure LLS is going to find it in a reasonable amount of time - LLS took a pretty long time (about 2 hours) to find a p7 partial long enough to convince me that it's possible to complete, and p9 might be too much.
Somewhat unrelated: how do I make LifeViewer run 5 gens, pause a second, run 4, then run 5, and restart? I think I've seen this somewhere, but I don't remember where.