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The '''lightweight spaceship''' (or '''LWSS''' for short or '''small fish'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.argentum.freeserve.co.uk/lex_s.htm#smallfish |title=Small fish |work=The Life Lexicon |publisher=Stephen Silver |accessdate=June 10, 2009}}</ref>) is the smallest orthogonally moving [[spaceship]], and the second most common spaceship (after the [[glider]]). It moves at [[:Category:Spaceships with speed c/2|c/2]] and has [[period]] [[:Category:Spaceships with period 4|4]]. It was found by [[John Conway]] in [[:Category:Patterns found in 1970|1970]]. | The '''lightweight spaceship''' (or '''LWSS''' for short or '''small fish'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.argentum.freeserve.co.uk/lex_s.htm#smallfish |title=Small fish |work=The Life Lexicon |publisher=Stephen Silver |accessdate=June 10, 2009}}</ref>) is the smallest orthogonally moving [[spaceship]], and the second most common spaceship (after the [[glider]]). It moves at [[:Category:Spaceships with speed c/2|c/2]] and has [[period]] [[:Category:Spaceships with period 4|4]]. It was found by [[John Conway]] in [[:Category:Patterns found in 1970|1970]]. | ||
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| Pattern type | Spaceship | ||||||
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| Number of cells | 9 | ||||||
| Bounding box | 5 × 4 | ||||||
| Direction | Orthogonal | ||||||
| Period | 4 | ||||||
| Mod | Unknown | ||||||
| Speed | c/2 | Unknown | ||||||
| Heat | 11 | ||||||
| Discovered by | John Conway | ||||||
| Year of discovery | 1970 | ||||||
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The lightweight spaceship (or LWSS for short or small fish[1]) is the smallest orthogonally moving spaceship, and the second most common spaceship (after the glider). It moves at c/2 and has period 4. It was found by John Conway in 1970.
See also
References
- ↑ "Small fish". The Life Lexicon. Stephen Silver. Retrieved on June 10, 2009.
External links
Categories:
- Patterns
- Spaceships with 9 cells
- Periodic objects with minimum population 9
- Patterns with 9 cells
- Patterns found by John Conway
- Patterns found in 1970
- Patterns that can be constructed with 3 gliders
- Spaceships
- Spaceships with period 4
- Orthogonal spaceships
- Spaceships with speed c/2
- Spaceships with heat 11
- Glide symmetric spaceships