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[[File:1RB0LB 1LA0RA.png|alt=1RB0LB_1LA0RA|thumb|A close-up of the bouncer {{TM|1RB0LB_1LA0RA}} with 2 states, the smallest number of states for which a bouncer can appear.]] | [[File:1RB0LB 1LA0RA.png|alt=1RB0LB_1LA0RA|thumb|A close-up of the bouncer {{TM|1RB0LB_1LA0RA}} with 2 states, the smallest number of states for which a bouncer can appear.]]{{Stub}} | ||
A '''bouncer''' is a [[non-halting Turing machine]] whose tape head, roughly speaking, alternates back and forth between the two edges of the tape in a linear fashion, growing the tape along one or both edges with each iteration. | A '''bouncer''' is a [[non-halting Turing machine]] whose tape head, roughly speaking, alternates back and forth between the two edges of the tape in a linear fashion, growing the tape along one or both edges with each iteration. | ||
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=== Analysis === | === Analysis === | ||
'''Transcript''': (A0 (B0 A1)<sup>2n+1</sup> B0 (A0 B1)<sup>2n+2</sup>)<sup>n≥0</sup>. | '''[[Transcript]]''': (A0 (B0 A1)<sup>2n+1</sup> B0 (A0 B1)<sup>2n+2</sup>)<sup>n≥0</sup>. | ||
The derivation of this transcript is as follows. | The derivation of this transcript is as follows. | ||
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[[Category:Zoology]] | [[Category:Zoology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:29, 10 August 2025
1RB0LB_1LA0RA (bbch) with 2 states, the smallest number of states for which a bouncer can appear.A bouncer is a non-halting Turing machine whose tape head, roughly speaking, alternates back and forth between the two edges of the tape in a linear fashion, growing the tape along one or both edges with each iteration.
Example
1RB0LB_1LA0RA (bbch) is an example of a bouncer, and its spacetime diagram is shown in the picture on the right.
Analysis
Transcript: (A0 (B0 A1)2n+1 B0 (A0 B1)2n+2)n≥0.
The derivation of this transcript is as follows.
Shift rules:
- B0 A1:
B 10< →[2] B <01, - A0 B1:
A >10 →[2] A 01>.
Bounce rule:
- Bn := A0 (B0 A1)2n+1 B0 (A0 B1)2n+2:
A 00(102n)>00 →[8n+8] A (102(n+1))>
In particular, we have
Bn:
A 0∞(102n)>0∞ →[8n+8] 0∞(102(n+1))>0∞,
which by induction proves that the transcript of 1RB0LB_1LA0RA on the all-zeros tape is (Bn)n≥0. Moreover, we have shown that there are 8n + 8 steps between the nth and the (n+1)st bounce.
See also
- Section 7 of bbchallenge's deciders write-up.