Z quad-loaf

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Z quad-loaf
x = 7, y = 13, rule = B3/S23 5bo$4bobo$3bo2bo$2bob2o$bobo$o2bo$b2ob2o$3bo2bo$3bobo$b2obo$o2bo$obo$bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ZOOM 21 HEIGHT 400 SUPPRESS ]] #C [[ HEIGHT 600 ZOOM 36 ]]
Pattern type Strict still life
Number of cells 28
Bounding box 13 × 7
Frequency class 34.7
Discovered by Unknown
Year of discovery Unknown

Z quad-loaf (or tetraloaf II) is a 28-cell still life composed of four loaves.

Commonness

Z quad-loaf usually forms in a constellation with two half-bakeries as a result of two bakery predecessors. However, it is over 2000 times less common than O quad-loaf.

As of March 2024, it is the sixth most common 28-cell still life.

Glider synthesis

Z quad-loaf is known to be constructible with 6 gliders.[1]

x = 44, y = 29, rule = B3/S23 33bo$32bo$32b3o$28bo$27bo$27b3o2$15bo$15bobo$15b2o2$32b2o4bo$31bo2bo2b obo$32bobo2bo2bo$33bob2ob2obo$34bo2bo2bobo$35bobo2bo2bo$36bo4b2o2$18b 2o$17bobo$19bo2$5b3o$7bo$6bo$3o$2bo$bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ HEIGHT 380 THEME Book ZOOM 10 X 0 Y 0 AUTOSTART GPS 12 T 0 PAUSE 1 T 20 PAUSE 3 T 46 PAUSE 2 LOOP 47 ]]
A 6G synthesis[2]
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x = 43, y = 27, rule = B3/S23 31bo$30bo$10bobo17b3o$11b2o$11bo13bo$5bo18bo$6bo17b3o$4b3o3$31b2o4bo$ 30bo2bo2bobo$31bobo2bo2bo$32bob2ob2obo$33bo2bo2bobo$34bobo2bo2bo$35bo 4b2o3$26b3o$6b3o17bo$8bo18bo$7bo13bo$20b2o$3o17bobo$2bo$bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ HEIGHT 380 THEME Book ZOOM 10 X 0 Y 0 AUTOSTART GPS 12 T 0 PAUSE 1 T 20 PAUSE 3 T 32 PAUSE 2 LOOP 33 ]]
A 8G synthesis[3][4]
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References

  1. xs28_0g8ka96z1iidia4z3421 at Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue
  2. "xs28_0g8ka96z1iidia4z3421 costs 6 gliders". Catagolue (July 17, 2021).
  3. 20 28 bit still-lifes at Mark D. Niemiec's Life Page (download pattern file: lg/28qlf-z.rle)
  4. Mark Niemiec (August 29, 2014). Re: Synthesising Oscillators (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums

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