Hectic

Hectic is a period-30 oscillator found by Robert Wainwright in September 1984.[1] It consists of two gliders shuttled in a loop between four queen bees. Similar but larger loops can be constructed.

Hectic
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Pattern type Oscillator
Oscillator type Relay
Number of cells 74
Bounding box 39×39
Period 30
Mod 15
Heat 74.7
Volatility 0.98
Strict volatility 0.98
Discovered by Robert Wainwright
Year of discovery 1984

While the reaction used in the oscillator is a compact way to reflect a p30 glider stream, it is not very convenient since the queen bee also relies on the glider for survival, and therefore gaps in the glider stream will destroy the shuttle. The stable buckaroo is more versatile. Another reliable one is stabilising this with another queen bee shuttle head-on[which?] to destroy the beehive just before the reflecting queen bee arrives.

See also

References
  1. Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection. Retrieved on March 14, 2020.
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