Stillater

Stillater is a period-3 oscillator that was found by Robert Wainwright in September 1985.[1] It is one of only three essentially different period 3 oscillators with only three cells in the rotor. The others are 1-2-3 and cuphook.

Stillater
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Pattern type Oscillator
Oscillator type Billiard table
Number of cells 22
Bounding box 8×8
Period 3
Mod 3
Heat 2
Volatility 0.13
Strict volatility 0.13
Rotor type Stillater
Discovered by Robert Wainwright
Year of discovery 1985

An 11-glider synthesis is known for a stator variant of this oscillator.

See also

References
  1. Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection. Retrieved on March 14, 2020.
  • 22P3.81 at Heinrich Koenig's Game of Life Object Catalogs
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