Statorless p5

The statorless p5 is a period-5 oscillator that was found by Josh Ball in June 2016 using Nicolay Beluchenko's version of WLS.[1] It has no stator, giving it a volatility of precisely 1. It is the first and only period 5 oscillator known with this property.

Statorless p5
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Pattern type Oscillator
Number of cells 68
Bounding box 17×14
Period 5
Mod 5
Heat 65.6
Volatility 1.00
Strict volatility 1.00
Discovered by Josh Ball
Year of discovery 2016

See also

References
  1. Josh Ball (2016-06-23). "Re: Oscillator Discoveries Thread". ConwayLife.com forums. Retrieved on 2016-10-14.
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