A lightweight spaceship, the smallest
known orthogonally moving spaceship, and the second most common
(after the glider). Found by Conway when one formed from a random
soup in 1970. See also MWSS and HWSS.
The LWSS possesses a tail spark which can easily perturb other
objects which grow into its path. The spaceship can also perturb
some objects in additional ways. For examples, see blinker ship,
hivenudger, and puffer train.
Dave Buckingham found that the LWSS can be synthesized in several
different ways using three gliders, and can be constructed from two
gliders and another small object in several more ways. Here is the
fastest synthesis:
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.
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