Quadpole

	Quadpole
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Pattern type	Oscillator
Number of cells	10
Bounding box	7 × 7
Period	2
Mod	Unknown
Heat	8
Volatility	0.57
Strict volatility	0.57
Discovered by	Unknown
Year of discovery	1970
Glider synthesis
Fewest gliders	6
Uploaded synthesis RLE	quadpole_synth.rle
Pattern files
Plaintext	quadpole.cells
RLE	quadpole.rle

The quadpole is the barberpole of length 4. It is the eighth most common oscillator, being less common than the bipole but more common than the great on-off.^[1]

References

↑ Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.