Fox

Fox (or gnome[1]) is the smallest period-2 oscillator with an asymmetric rotor. It was found by David Buckingham in July 1977.[2]

Fox
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Pattern type Oscillator
Number of cells 12
Bounding box 8×7
Frequency class 35.6
Period 2
Mod 2
Heat 18
Volatility 0.86
Strict volatility 0.86
Discovered by David Buckingham
Year of discovery 1977

See also

References

  1. "Gnome". The Life Lexicon. Stephen Silver. Retrieved on June 21, 2011.
  2. Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection. Retrieved on June 21, 2011.
  • 12P2.1 at Heinrich Koenig's Game of Life Object Catalogs
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