Glider loop

Glider loop (or simply loop) is a pattern in which two gliders are bounced back and forth between two ever-retreating 7-engine Corderships. This same glider-bouncing reaction can be seen in sawtooth 362.[1]

Glider loop
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Pattern type Miscellaneous
Number of cells 456
Bounding box 73×150
Discovered by Unknown
Year of discovery Unknown
This article is about the aperiodic pattern using Corderships to bounce gliders back and forth. For glider loop oscillators, see Adjustable glider loops.

As gmc_nxtman pointed out in January 2018, a 2-engine Cordership can reflect a glider 180 degrees while preserving its mod-4 timing,[2] giving an updated version of glider loop:

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Glider loop with 2-engine Corderships (click above to open LifeViewer)
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Videos
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Several rounds of the gliders looping back and forth
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References
  1. Alan Hensel's lifep.zip pattern collection.
  2. gmc_nxtman (January 3, 2018). Re: Spaceship Discussion Thread (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
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