Electric fence

Electric fence is a stabilization of ants and therefore an extensible period-5 oscillator.[1] It was found by Dean Hickerson in February 1993.[2]

Electric fence
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Pattern type Oscillator
Number of cells 197
Bounding box 61×15
Period 5
Mod 5
Heat 72.8
Volatility 0.59
Strict volatility 0.59
Discovered by Dean Hickerson
Year of discovery 1993

Its cell count is generalized by the expression 173 + 8n, where n is the number of ants between the two stabilizing sides (n = 3 for the example image shown to the right). Its heat is 48.8 + 8n, and its volatility is (149 + 8n)/(268 + 8n).

See also

References
  1. Alan Hensel's lifep.zip pattern collection.
  2. Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection. Retrieved on March 14, 2020.
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