A spaceship discovered by Matthias
Merzenich on 5 September 2010. In terms of its minimum population of
58 cells it is the smallest known c/5 diagonal spaceship. It provides
sparks at its trailing edge which can perturb gliders, and this
property was used to create the first c/5 diagonal puffers. These
sparks also allow the attachment of tagalongs which was used to
create the first c/5 diagonal wickstretcher in January 2011.
Game of Life Explanation
The Game of Life is not your typical computer game. It is a cellular
automaton, and was invented by Cambridge mathematician John Conway.
This game became widely known when it was mentioned in an article
published by Scientific American in 1970. It consists of a grid of
cells which, based on a few mathematical rules, can live, die or
multiply. Depending on the initial conditions, the cells form various
patterns throughout the course of the game.
Rules
For a space that is populated:
Examples
Each cell with one or no neighbors dies, as if by solitude.
Each cell with four or more neighbors dies, as if by
overpopulation.