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{{Reflector|type=Stable|name=Snark|a=90|bx=|by=|c=49|discoverer=Mike Playle|pname=|discoveryear=2013|p=|life105=|life106=|plaintext=|rle=}} | {{Reflector|type=Stable|name=Snark|a=90|bx=|by=|c=49|discoverer=Mike Playle|pname=|discoveryear=2013|p=|life105=|life106=|plaintext=|rle=}} | ||
The '''snark''' is a 90° [[Still_life|stable]] [[glider]] [[reflector]], made up of two [[ | The '''snark''' is a 90° [[Still_life|stable]] [[glider]] [[reflector]], made up of two [[Eater_1|eaters]], a [[block]] and an unnamed 31-cell still life. It is currently the fastest and the smallest 90° stable glider reflector, both in terms of the population and the bounding box. | ||
It has been the outcome of the challenge, set by [[Adam P. Goucher]] in 2010, to complement a pattern, found by [[Dietrich Leithner]] around 1999. | It has been the outcome of the challenge, set by [[Adam P. Goucher]] in 2010, to complement a pattern, found by [[Dietrich Leithner]] around 1999. | ||
Oscillators of previously unknown periods of 43 and 53, based on snarks, were found by [[Matthias Merzenich]] on the same day when the snark was discovered. | Oscillators of previously unknown periods of 43 and 53, based on snarks, were found by [[Matthias Merzenich]] on the same day when the snark was discovered. | ||
Revision as of 20:55, 7 May 2013
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| Pattern type | Stable reflector | |
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| Number of cells | 49 | |
| Angle | 90° | |
| Repeat time | Unknown | |
| Discovered by | Mike Playle | |
| Year of discovery | 2013 | |
The snark is a 90° stable glider reflector, made up of two eaters, a block and an unnamed 31-cell still life. It is currently the fastest and the smallest 90° stable glider reflector, both in terms of the population and the bounding box.
It has been the outcome of the challenge, set by Adam P. Goucher in 2010, to complement a pattern, found by Dietrich Leithner around 1999.
Oscillators of previously unknown periods of 43 and 53, based on snarks, were found by Matthias Merzenich on the same day when the snark was discovered.