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lostmsu
on March 23, 2024
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Game of Life, simulating itself, infinitely zoomab...
So they still can exist. I don't think they meant that any such configuration would run, just one.
4ad
on March 23, 2024
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The empty board is a repeating pattern of length one.
lostmsu
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The question was related to the simulation of game of life linked by the OP. E.g. Can a full simulation of game of life simulate itself.
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Yes but the question is whether there are repeating non empty patterns. I don't think you've answered this? I don't know but I think that's a fascinating question.
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