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Glider (Conway's Game of Life)

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The glider is a pattern that travels across the board in Conway's Game of Life. It was first discovered by Richard K. Guy in 1969, while John Conway's group was attempting to track the evolution of the R-pentomino. Gliders are the smallest spaceships, and they travel diagonally at a speed of one cell every four generations, or

Glider (Conway's Game of Life) - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Moving pattern in Conway's Game of Life The mutation and movement of a "glider" A three-dimensional view of a glider, with previous generations visible going down the z-axis. The c/4 period is clearly visible as "stacks" of cells that remain alive for successive generations. The glider is a pattern that travels across the board in Conway's Game of Life . [ 1 ] It was first discovered by Richard K. Guy in 1969, while John Conway's group was attempting to track the evolution of the R- pentomino . Gli

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