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Search: id:A098720
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| A098720 |
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Number of intervening steps required in Conway's Game of Life before a straight (non-diagonal) line of n cells is transformed into an oscillating pattern or a static pattern, or an empty board results. |
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| 0, 0, 0, 1, 5, 11, 13, 47, 19, 1, 14, 14, 23, 27, 39, 31, 23, 19, 24, 19
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OFFSET
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1,5
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LINKS
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Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Life
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EXAMPLE
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After a single unique pattern consisting of a solid 3 by 8-cell block, the sequence of patterns following a 10-cell straight line becomes a cyclical process of repeating patterns. Therefore a(n) = 1 for n = 10.
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CROSSREFS
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Sequence in context: A098973 A125742 A116440 this_sequence A115091 A034924 A018607
Adjacent sequences: A098717 A098718 A098719 this_sequence A098721 A098722 A098723
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KEYWORD
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nonn
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AUTHOR
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Axel Harvey (ax(AT)hirsig.ca), Sep 29 2004
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