$rats
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| Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||||
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| Oscillator type | Billiard table | ||||||||
| Number of cells | 32 | ||||||||
| Bounding box | 12 × 11 | ||||||||
| Period | 6 | ||||||||
| Mod | Unknown | ||||||||
| Heat | 2 | ||||||||
| Volatility | 0.17 | ||||||||
| Strict volatility | Unknown | ||||||||
| Discovered by | David Buckingham | ||||||||
| Year of discovery | 1972 | ||||||||
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$rats is a period 6 oscillator that was found by David Buckingham in September 1972.[1] It was one of the first period 6 oscillators to be discovered, and it is a billiard table configuration.
References
- ↑ Robert Wainwright (September 1972). Lifeline, vol 5, p. 1.
External links
- $rats at the Life Lexicon
Categories:
- Patterns
- Oscillators with 32 cells
- Periodic objects with minimum population 32
- Patterns with 32 cells
- Patterns found by David Buckingham
- Patterns found in 1972
- Patterns that can be constructed with between 100 and 199 gliders
- Oscillators
- Billiard tables
- Oscillators with period 6
- Oscillators with heat 2
- Oscillators with volatility 0.17