Merzenich's p31
Merzenich's p31 (or 48P31) is a period-31 oscillator found by Matthias Merzenich on November 5, 2010, being the first oscillator of this period to be discovered.[1] In terms of its 48 cells, it is currentily the smallest known period-31 oscillator. It first appeared semi-naturally on May 11, 2015.[2]
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Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||||||
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Number of cells | 48 | ||||||||||
Bounding box | 24×21 | ||||||||||
Period | 31 | ||||||||||
Mod | 31 | ||||||||||
Heat | 59.6 | ||||||||||
Volatility | 0.98 | ||||||||||
Strict volatility | 0.98 | ||||||||||
Discovered by | Matthias Merzenich | ||||||||||
Year of discovery | 2010 | ||||||||||
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It is capable of reflecting gliders 90°, as shown below.
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gollark: They are some of the least fearsome of punctuation.
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References
- Matthias Merzenich (November 5, 2010). Re: Pattern of the Year 2010 competition (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
- gameoflifeboy (May 11, 2015). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
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