Pinwheel
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| Pinwheel | |||||||
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| Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||
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| Number of cells | 35 | ||||||
| Bounding box | 12 × 12 | ||||||
| Period | 4 | ||||||
| Mod | Unknown | ||||||
| Heat | 4.0 | ||||||
| Volatility | 0.20 | ||||||
| Strict volatility | Unknown | ||||||
| Discovered by | Simon Norton | ||||||
| Year of discovery | 1970 | ||||||
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Pinwheel (or Catherine wheel) is a period 4 oscillator found by Simon Norton in April 1970. It is a billiard table configuration and possibly the first period 4 oscillator discovered.
See also
External links
- Pinwheel at the Life Lexicon