Octagon 2
Octagon 2 was the first known period-5 oscillator, discovered in 1971 independently by Sol Goodman and Arthur Taber;[1] the name is due to the latter. Its discovery was first reported in Lifeline Volume 1.
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| Pattern type | Oscillator | ||
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| Number of cells | 16 | ||
| Bounding box | 8×8 | ||
| Frequency class | 29.3 | ||
| Period | 5 | ||
| Mod | 5 | ||
| Heat | 16 | ||
| Volatility | 0.80 | ||
| Strict volatility | 0.80 | ||
| Discovered by | Arthur Taber Sol Goodman | ||
| Year of discovery | 1971 | ||
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Commonness
Octagon 2 is about the twenty-sixth most common naturally-occurring oscillator in Achim Flammenkamp's census, being about as common as unix.[2] On Catagolue, it is the most common period 5 oscillator, being more common than fumarole.[3]
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References
- Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection. Retrieved on March 14, 2020.
- Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
- Adam P. Goucher. "Statistics". Catagolue. Retrieved on October 27, 2018.
External links
- Octagon 2 at the Life Lexicon
- 16P5.1 at Heinrich Koenig's Game of Life Object Catalogs
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