Eighteen-Bit Life Objects

Still-lifes | Pseudo-still-lifes | P2 oscillators | P2 pseudo-oscillators | P3 oscillators | P3 pseudo-oscillators | P4 oscillators | P4 pseudo-oscillators | P5 oscillator | P6 oscillators | P8 oscillator | P8 pseudo-oscillators | P15 pseudo-oscillators | P30 pseudo-oscillator | Pseudo-spaceship | Constellations



The 19044 eighteen-bit still-lifes

Due to space limitations, these are shown without syntheses on a separate page, with syntheses for 130 of them.


The 10843 eighteen-bit pseudo-still-lifes

Due to space limitations, these are shown without syntheses on a separate page.

All but seven of these can be synthesized using the same techniques that are used for smaller still-lifes and pseudo-still-lifes. These and 55 other specific examples are shown here.

18-bit pseudo-still-lifes


The 484 eighteen-bit period 2 oscillators

Due to space limitations, these and their syntheses are shown on a separate page.


The 1519 eighteen-bit period 2 pseudo-oscillators

Due to space limitations, these are shown without syntheses on a separate page. All of these can be synthesized using the same techniques that are used for smaller pseudo-oscillators and pseudo-still-lifes. Syntheses for 14 of them are shown here.

18-bit pseudo-P2

Trans trans beacon on beacon on beacon [10] Down bipole above cis hook w/ tail [28] Up cis tripole on tripole [26] Up trans tripole on tripole [16] Down boat on block on tripole [10] Down beacon below carrier bridge snake [17] Cis two up beacons on beacon [5]
Cis two beehives on beacon [5] Down bipole on cis shillelagh [25] Up bipole above cis hook w/ tail [26] Down tripole on integral [12] Down tripole below integral [11] Down cis tripole on tripole [26] Down trans tripole on tripole [18]


The 39 eighteen-bit period 3 oscillators

18-bit period 3 oscillators

Up table on up candel- frobra [12] Up ship on down candel- frobra [12] Beehive on down candel- frobra; Beehive and long hook eating tub [12] Up cis carrier on up candel- frobra [14] Up ship on up candel- frobra [10] Down ship on down candel- frobra [13] Up cis carrier on down candel- frobra [16] Down snake on up candel- frobra [16] Up snake on down candel- frobra [15] Up trans carrier on down candel- frobra [16]
Up trans carrier on up candel- frobra [14] Up snake on up candel- frobra [13] Down trans carrier on down candel- frobra [16] Down snake on up candel- frobra [13] Down table on down candel- frobra [14] Beehive on up candel- frobra [7] Down cis carrier on down candel- frobra [16] Down ship on up candel- frobra [10] Down trans carrier on up candel- frobra [14] Cis skewed poles [8]
Block on cuphook w/ pre- block [12] Carrier bridge candel- frobra [13] Down table on up candel- frobra [10] Down cis carrier on up candel- frobra [14] Pulsar quad- rant [12] Block on down cuphook w/ tail; Cuphook [7] Block on up cuphook w/ tail; M.I.T. Oscillator [8] Eater eating eater w/ feather [11] Two pulsar quad- rants; Pulsar 18-22-20 [17] French kiss; Eaters plus [23]
Eater eating eater w/ siamese carrier [12] Eater eating eater w/ siamese snake [12] Eater eating integral w/ tail [11] Eater eating integral w/ long hook [13] Eater eating integral w/ down boat [11] Eater eating gull [10] Integral eating integral [8] Eater eating integral w/ up boat [12] Trans skewed poles [x]  


The 5 eighteen-bit period 3 pseudo-oscillators

18-bit period 3 pseudo-oscillators

Up boat on jam [8] Down boat on jam [10] Down boat beside jam [10] Up boat beside jam [8] Block on eater eating eater [10]


The 3 eighteen-bit period 4 oscillators

18-bit period 4

Mono- gram; Initials; JHC [15] Up mold on table [10] Down mold on table [10]

Monogram (whose name is derived from the fact that it resembles the letters JHC, the initials of John Horton Conway, the inventor of Life), while it has no sparks, can be used as a sparker oscillator in some circumstances, because it can delete blinkers.


The 11 eighteen-bit period 4 pseudo-oscillators

18-bit period 4 pseudo-oscillators

Beehive on mold [7] Up ship on mold [9] Up cis carrier on mold [12] Down ship on mold [9] Up snake on mold [11] Down snake on mold [11]
Up trans carrier on mold [12] Up cis beacon on mold [12] Down cis carrier on mold [12] Down trans carrier on mold [12] Down cis beacon on mold [11]  


The 4 eighteen-bit period 5 oscillators

18-bit P5

Fumarole [7] Silver's P5 on python [23] Silver's P5 on eater [24] Silver's P5 above eater [12]

The Fumarole is the smallest oscillator that produces a period 5 domino spark.


The 4 eighteen-bit period 6 oscillators

18-bit period 6 oscillators

Up beacon on up candel- frobra [13] Up beacon on down candel- frobra [13] Down beacon on down candel- frobra [13] Down beacon on up candel- frobra [13]

All of these have a pseudo-period of 6, a composite of 2 and 3.


The 1 eighteen-bit period 8 oscillator

18b P8

Flammen- kamp's P8 [13]


The 2 eighteen-bit period 8 pseudo-oscillators

18-bit pseudo-P8

Down toad on figure-8 [7] Up toad on figure-8 [7]


The 5 eighteen-bit period 15 pseudo-oscillators

18-bit period 15 pseudo-oscillators

Beehive on penta- decathlon [5] Ship on penta- decathlon [6] Cis carrier on penta- decathlon [8] Snake on penta- decathlon [7] Trans carrier on penta- decathlon [7]


The 1 eighteen-bit period 30 pseudo-oscillator

18b PP30

Beacon on penta- decathlon [6]

This has a pseudo-period of 30, a composite of 2 and 15.


The 1 eighteen-bit pseudo-spaceship

18b PSS

LWSS on LWSS [7]

This has a period of 4 and an orthogonal velocity of c/2. It moves two cells up every 4 generations.


4 easily-constructible eighteen-bit constellations

18-bit constellations

3/4 honey- farm [3] Interchange [2] Loaf and tub and block and blinker [2] 3 Blocks and 2 blinkers (via Dove) [3]



Other sizes: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 and larger, not quite stable objects.

See also: Life objects sorted by: counts, frequency of occurrence, cost in gliders, name, size in bits, or type.

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