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The '''rectifier''' is a 180° stable [[glider]] [[reflector]] made up of two [[eater 1]]s, a [[block]], a [[beehive]], and a modification of [[eater 3]]. The normal [[tub]]-stabilised eater 3 can be used here to reduce the [[population]] count, but the [[snake]]-stabilised eater 3 has a smaller [[bounding box]]. The rectifier is notable for its recovery time of 106 [[generation]]s and small number of [[catalyst]]s. It can replace the [[boojum reflector]] in a large number of instances, although in some cases it cannot fit into the space provided due to the transparency of the [[beehive]]. It has several advantages over the boojum reflector:
* It has a much faster recovery time, allowing certain [[gun]]s to be compacted;
* Its passive [[bounding box]] is slightly smaller, so it can further compact many glider guns;
* Its output path is free of catalysts, enabling it to be used as a merge device.


The rectifier is a 180° stable reflector, notable for its recovery time of 106 generations and small number of catalysts. It can replace the boojum reflector in a large number of instances, although in some cases it cannot fit into the space provided. It has several advantages over the boojum reflector, namely:
The transparent [[beehive]] reaction was discovered by [[Paul Callahan]] in {{year|1996}}.


  * It has a much faster recovery time, allowing certain guns to be compacted.
==Gallery==
  * The output path is free of catalysts, enabling it to be used as a merge device.
{|
  * The passive bounding box is slightly smaller, so it can compact many glider guns.
|-
|[[Image:Rectifier_glider.png|framed|left|An incoming glider (in green) and an outgoing glider (in red) 167 generations later]]
|}


The transparent beehive reaction was discovered by Paul Callahan in 1996.
==External links==
 
*[http://pentadecathlon.com/lifeNews/2009/05/new_stable_180degree_glider_re.html New stable 180° glider reflector] at [http://www.pentadecathlon.com/lifeNews/ LifeNews]
 
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Rectifier
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Pattern type Stable reflector
Number of cells 59
Bounding box 41 × 33
Angle 180°
Repeat time 106
Discovered by Adam P. Goucher
Year of discovery 2009

The rectifier is a 180° stable glider reflector made up of two eater 1s, a block, a beehive, and a modification of eater 3. The normal tub-stabilised eater 3 can be used here to reduce the population count, but the snake-stabilised eater 3 has a smaller bounding box. The rectifier is notable for its recovery time of 106 generations and small number of catalysts. It can replace the boojum reflector in a large number of instances, although in some cases it cannot fit into the space provided due to the transparency of the beehive. It has several advantages over the boojum reflector:

  • It has a much faster recovery time, allowing certain guns to be compacted;
  • Its passive bounding box is slightly smaller, so it can further compact many glider guns;
  • Its output path is free of catalysts, enabling it to be used as a merge device.

The transparent beehive reaction was discovered by Paul Callahan in 1996.

Gallery

An incoming glider (in green) and an outgoing glider (in red) 167 generations later

External links