Twin bees shuttle
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Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||||
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Oscillator type | Shuttle | ||||||||
Number of cells | 28 | ||||||||
Bounding box | 32 × 13 | ||||||||
Frequency class | 38.2 | ||||||||
Period | 46 | ||||||||
Mod | 46 | ||||||||
Heat | 32.5 | ||||||||
Volatility | 0.98 | ||||||||
Strict volatility | 0.94 | ||||||||
Discovered by | Bill Gosper | ||||||||
Year of discovery | 1971 | ||||||||
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The twin bees shuttle (or B-heptomino shuttle[1]) was found by Bill Gosper in 1971.[2] Before the Snark was discovered, it and its variants were the basis of all known period-46 oscillators (the version at right being the smallest based on its minimum population of 28 cells), and until the discovery of Tanner's p46, the basis of all known true period 46 guns including the second known basic gun, new gun 1. The simplest such gun is the bi-gun, in which two twin bees shuttles collide with each other head-on (much like the collision of two queen bees in the Gosper glider gun).
There are numerous ways to stabilize the ends, two of which are shown to the right; a stabilization by two blocks on one end and one block on the other end. This 3-block stabilization produces the smallest possible shuttle in terms of its minimum population. This latter method produces a very large spark which is useful in a number of ways. For example, the large spark can be used to convert an incoming glider into a lightweight spaceship, as illustrated by double X. The image below shows David Bell's double block reaction (on the left), which results in a shorter but wider shuttle than usual, as well as Heinrich Koenig's hat stabilization (on the right). The two-block shuttle, however, has a cheaper glider synthesis, costing only 7 gliders instead of 8.[3]
Interactions based on the twin bees shuttle are numerous and can have many applications. Some notable reactions are period 46 oscillators that can directly reflect gliders, lightweight spaceships, and middleweight spaceships, as well as convert gliders to lightweight spaceships and lightweight spaceships to middleweight spaceships.
The period-92 do-see-do reaction was found by David Bell in 1996.[4] It is a 90 degree glider reflection reaction in which the gliders appear to circle around each other.
Commonness
On Catagolue, it is the most common period 46 oscillator, with all natural oscillators of that period featuring it in some form.[5]
Image gallery
See also
References
- ↑ "B-heptomino shuttle". The Life Lexicon. Stephen Silver.
- ↑ Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection.
- ↑ Adam P. Goucher. "cis-twin-bees-shuttle". Catagolue. Retrieved on May 24, 2019.
- ↑ "Do-see-do". The Life Lexicon. Stephen Silver.
- ↑ Adam P. Goucher. "Statistics". Catagolue. Retrieved on October 27, 2018.
External links
- Twin bees shuttle at the Life Lexicon
- 32P46.1 at Heinrich Koenig's Game of Life Object Catalogs
Catagolue
- Patterns
- Patterns with Catagolue frequency class 38
- Natural periodic objects
- Oscillators with 28 cells
- Periodic objects with minimum population 28
- Patterns with 28 cells
- Patterns found by Bill Gosper
- Patterns found in 1971
- Patterns that can be constructed with 8 gliders
- Oscillators
- Shuttles
- Oscillators with period 46
- Oscillators with mod 46
- Oscillators with heat 32
- Oscillators with volatility 0.98
- Oscillators with strict volatility 0.94
- Sparkers
- Sparkers with period 46
- Domino sparkers
- Strong sparkers
- Dot sparkers