Quad

Quad (or barberpole intersection[1]) is a period-2 oscillator and muttering moat that was found in April 1971 by Robert Kraus.[2] It has the same rotor as the clock. It and mold are the only flippers that fit inside a 6×6 bounding box; however, mold is period 4.

Quad
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Pattern type Oscillator
Oscillator type Muttering moat
Family Barberpole
Number of cells 16
Bounding box 6×6
Period 2
Mod 1
Heat 8
Volatility 0.40
Strict volatility 0.40
Rotor type Clock
Discovered by Robert Kraus
Year of discovery 1971

This oscillator first occurred naturally on December 28, 2015, in a soup submitted to Catagolue by Adam P. Goucher. A 12-glider synthesis was constructed the next day by Tanner Jacobi.[3]

See also

References
  1. Eric Weisstein. "Quad". Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove of Life. Retrieved on May 1, 2009.
  2. Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection. Retrieved on March 14, 2020.
  3. Tanner Jacobi (December 29, 2015). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  • 16P2.19 at Heinrich Koenig's Game of Life Object Catalogs
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