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{{Pattern|name=26-cell quadratic growth|pname=26cellquadraticgrowth|c=26|bx=16193|by=15089|discoverer=Nick Gotts|discoveryear=2006|rle=true}} | {{Pattern|name=26-cell quadratic growth|type=Breeder|pname=26cellquadraticgrowth|c=26|bx=16193|by=15089|discoverer=Nick Gotts|discoveryear=2006|rle=true}} | ||
'''26-cell quadratic growth''' (or '''wedge grow'''<ref>''wedge-grow.mc'': pattern file included with [[Golly]] 2.0</ref>) is a [[:Category:Patterns with 26 cells|26]]-cell [[quadratic growth]] pattern that was found by [[:Category:Patterns found by Nick Gotts|Nick Gotts]] in March [[:Category:Patterns found in 2006|2006]]. It uses ideas found in the construction of the [[metacatacryst]] (also found by Gotts) and [[Gotts dots]] (found by [[Bill Gosper]]). It had been the record holder as the smallest quadratic growth pattern for 8 years, until it was superceded by [[25-cell quadratic growth]] and 2 days later by [[24-cell quadratic growth]] in October [[:Category:Patterns found in 2014|2014]]. | '''26-cell quadratic growth''' (or '''wedge grow'''<ref>''wedge-grow.mc'': pattern file included with [[Golly]] 2.0</ref>) is a [[:Category:Patterns with 26 cells|26]]-cell [[quadratic growth]] pattern that was found by [[:Category:Patterns found by Nick Gotts|Nick Gotts]] in March [[:Category:Patterns found in 2006|2006]]. It uses ideas found in the construction of the [[metacatacryst]] (also found by Gotts) and [[Gotts dots]] (found by [[Bill Gosper]]). It had been the record holder as the smallest quadratic growth pattern for 8 years, until it was superceded by [[25-cell quadratic growth]] and 2 days later by [[24-cell quadratic growth]] in October [[:Category:Patterns found in 2014|2014]]. | ||
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| Pattern type | Breeder | ||||
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| Number of cells | 26 | ||||
| Bounding box | 16193 × 15089 | ||||
| Discovered by | Nick Gotts | ||||
| Year of discovery | 2006 | ||||
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26-cell quadratic growth (or wedge grow[1]) is a 26-cell quadratic growth pattern that was found by Nick Gotts in March 2006. It uses ideas found in the construction of the metacatacryst (also found by Gotts) and Gotts dots (found by Bill Gosper). It had been the record holder as the smallest quadratic growth pattern for 8 years, until it was superceded by 25-cell quadratic growth and 2 days later by 24-cell quadratic growth in October 2014.
It works by having a glider-producing switch engine repeatedly overtake a crystal formed by collision with sideways gliders produced by a c/12 rake assembly. When the switch engine reaches the crystal, a reaction produces a perpendicular block-laying switch engine and restarts the crystal production at the c/12 rake boundary.[2]
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References
- ↑ wedge-grow.mc: pattern file included with Golly 2.0
- ↑ Dave Greene (May 12, 2006). "Quadratic Population Growth, Revisited". Game of Life News. Retrieved on May 19, 2009.