Halfmax
Halfmax (or half-spacefiller[1]) is a pattern that acts as a spacefiller in half of the Life plane. It was found by Jason Summers in May 2005. It expands in three directions at c/2, producing a triangular region that grows to fill half the plane. All previously-known spacefillers had been diamond-shaped, expanding at c/2 in all four cardinal directions to fill the entire plane.[2]
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Pattern type | Spacefiller | ||||||
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Number of cells | 904 | ||||||
Bounding box | 65×80 | ||||||
Discovered by | Jason Summers | ||||||
Year of discovery | 2005 | ||||||
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The version shown to the right was found by Summers on May 21, 2005. Two less compact versions, shown below, were also found earlier that same month.
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See also
References
- Jason Summers' jslife pattern collection.
- Dave Greene (May 9, 2005). "Extensible Wickstretchers and HALFMAX". Game of Life News. Retrieved on May 26, 2009.
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