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19 October 2025
- 14:1214:12, 19 October 2025 1RB2LB0LB 2LC2LA0LA 2RD1LC1RZ 1RA2LD1RD (hist | edit) [4,159 bytes] Polygon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{machine|1RB2LB0LB_2LC2LA0LA_2RD1LC1RZ_1RA2LD1RD}} {{TM|1RB2LB0LB_2LC2LA0LA_2RD1LC1RZ_1RA2LD1RD|halt}} is a pentational halting BB(4,3) TM. It was discovered in May 2024 by Pavel Kropitz as one of seven long running TMs and achieves a score of over <math>3 \uparrow\uparrow\uparrow 88574</math>. Polygon analysed the TM by hand in October 2025, providing its score. Pavel listed the halting tape as: <pre> 1 Z> 1^(162*3^((3*<(243*3^(6) - 5)/2; (<(54*3^((3b + 11)/2) - 2...")
12 October 2025
- 17:5717:57, 12 October 2025 1RB0LC 1RC1RA 1RD0RF 0LE--- 1LA1LE 0RA1RF (hist | edit) [248 bytes] N1vi (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{machine|1RB0LC_1RC1RA_1RD0RF_0LE---_1LA1LE_0RA1RF}} 1RB0LC_1RC1RA_1RD0RF_0LE---_1LA1LE_0RA1RF is a machine that yet haven't been analysed thumb|The machine after 30,000 steps")
6 October 2025
- 16:4916:49, 6 October 2025 1RB1RD1LC 2LB1RB1LC 1RZ1LA1LD 0RB2RA2RD (hist | edit) [6,509 bytes] Polygon (talk | contribs) (Created page for what seems to be the new BB(4,3) champion)
5 October 2025
- 15:5415:54, 5 October 2025 1RB1RD1LC 2LB1RB1LC 1RZ1LA1LD 2RB2RA2RD (hist | edit) [2,886 bytes] Polygon (talk | contribs) (Created page for one of the "potential BB(4,3) champions")
30 September 2025
- 20:3720:37, 30 September 2025 Linear-Inequality Affine Transformation Automata (hist | edit) [3,222 bytes] Sligocki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Linear-Inequality Affine Transformation Automata (LIATA)''' are a model for computation based upon applying affine transformations to vectors based on cases defined by linear inequalities. They are a generalization of the rules for BMO1 and were proven to be Turing complete. == Example == An example of a LIATA are the rules for BMO1:<math display="block">f(a,b) = \begin{cases} (a-b, 4b+2) & \text{if } a > b \\ (2a+1, b-a) & \text{if } a < b \\ \end{cases}</ma...") Tag: Visual edit
- 17:1117:11, 30 September 2025 Bug Game (hist | edit) [6,391 bytes] Sligocki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''Bug Game''' is an optimization game in which players design a 2d ''maze'' that a ''bug'' will be slowest to solve. The bug follows a relatively simple algorithm which preferentially visits locations less visited which is guaranteed to always eventually find a way to the destination (if such a path exists), but by exploiting the details of the tie-breaking logic, some mazes can trap the bug for a long time. You can play online at https://buglab.ru/ == History == T...")
29 September 2025
- 20:1520:15, 29 September 2025 TMBR: October 2025 (hist | edit) [2,409 bytes] Sligocki (talk | contribs) (Move Katelyn's blog post to next TMBR) Tag: Visual edit
23 September 2025
- 18:4218:42, 23 September 2025 1RB3RB5RA1LB5LA2LB 2LA2RA4RB1RZ3LB2LA (hist | edit) [5,070 bytes] Polygon (talk | contribs) (Created page for BB(2,6) champion)
20 September 2025
- 07:2907:29, 20 September 2025 Maximum Space Function (hist | edit) [1,081 bytes] Azerty (talk | contribs) (Added Maximum Space Function page) Tag: Visual edit
11 September 2025
- 07:2907:29, 11 September 2025 BB(3,4) (hist | edit) [14,061 bytes] Azerty (talk | contribs) (I added the BB(3,4) page.) Tag: Visual edit
1 September 2025
- 02:3802:38, 1 September 2025 TMBR: September 2025 (hist | edit) [10,130 bytes] Qwerpiw (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{stub}} This Month in Beaver Research for August 2025") Tag: Visual edit: Switched
31 August 2025
- 12:3312:33, 31 August 2025 Irregular Turing Machine (hist | edit) [219 bytes] Polygon (talk | contribs) (Created page for irregular TMs)
30 August 2025
- 15:3315:33, 30 August 2025 BB(n,1) (hist | edit) [644 bytes] Polygon (talk | contribs) (Created page for 1-symbol TMs)
27 August 2025
- 19:5019:50, 27 August 2025 Blanking Busy Beaver Function (hist | edit) [1,968 bytes] Polygon (talk | contribs) (Created page for the Blanking Busy Beaver Function)
- 16:5216:52, 27 August 2025 1RB1LA 1RC0RC 1LA1RD 1LE1RD ---1LF 1LE0LA (hist | edit) [551 bytes] Polygon (talk | contribs) (Created page for codata migration)
- 16:2316:23, 27 August 2025 1RB1RE 1LC1RB 0RA0LD 1LB1LD ---0RA (hist | edit) [1,673 bytes] Polygon (talk | contribs) (Created article for Finned 3 (migration from codata))
25 August 2025
- 11:4211:42, 25 August 2025 BB(2,6) (hist | edit) [20,065 bytes] ADucharme (talk | contribs) (create 2x6 page) Tag: Visual edit
24 August 2025
- 18:0918:09, 24 August 2025 Surprise in a Box (hist | edit) [332 bytes] Sligocki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{machine|1RB2LB1LC_1LA2RB1RB_1RZ2LA0LC}} {{TM|1RB2LB1LC_1LA2RB1RB_1RZ2LA0LC}}, named '''Surprise in a Box''' by Allen Brady, is a halting BB(3,3) TM which runs surprisingly long on a surprisingly small segment of the tape. It halts after 2,315,619 steps, but only touches 51 cells on the tape. Category:Stub") Tag: Visual edit: Switched
23 August 2025
- 18:2118:21, 23 August 2025 BB(1,m) (hist | edit) [694 bytes] Buffalo Buffalo 1 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{| class="wikitable" |+ Small busy beaver values<ref>P. Michel, "[https://bbchallenge.org/~pascal.michel/ha.html Historical survey of Busy Beavers]".</ref> ! !!1-state |- ! 2-symbol | BB(1) = 1 (Halt) |}") originally created as "BB(1)"
19 August 2025
- 20:3520:35, 19 August 2025 Universal Turing Machine (hist | edit) [1,684 bytes] Sligocki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A '''Universal Turing Machine''' (UTM) is a Turing Machine which can simulate any other TM (encoded onto input tape). The precise definition requires defining the encoding function to map simulated TMs and TM inputs into UTM initial tapes. Since a UTM can simulate any TM, the halting problem for any UTM is not computable. There is a common misconception that the Busy Beaver Functions will become uncomputable once we reach a domain with a UTM (since the general h...") Tag: Visual edit
8 August 2025
- 18:0818:08, 8 August 2025 1RB0RD 0LC1RA 0RA1LB 1RE1LB 1LF1LB ---1LE (hist | edit) [1,365 bytes] Sligocki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{machine|1RB0RD_0LC1RA_0RA1LB_1RE1LB_1LF1LB_---1LE}} {{TM|1RB0RD_0LC1RA_0RA1LB_1RE1LB_1LF1LB_---1LE}} is a non-halting BB(6) TM discovered by mxdys on 14 Sep 2024 ([https://discord.com/channels/960643023006490684/1239205785913790465/1284419946759323700 Discord]) and proven non-halting the next day ([https://discord.com/channels/960643023006490684/1239205785913790465/1284838151348551795 Discord]). It follows rules similar to {{TM|1RB1RE_1LC0RA_0RD1LB_---1RC_1LF1RE_0...")
6 August 2025
- 18:4318:43, 6 August 2025 Tₘ function (hist | edit) [991 bytes] Qwerpiw (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Let M be a non-deterministic Turing machine which recognizes a language L, that is, for every input word u there is an accepting computation with input u if and only if u ∈ L. Let us assume that M terminates on every input. The simplest thing to assume is that if u ∈ L, the TM eventually gives "yes" and if u ∉ L, it gives "no". The smallest time (number of steps) of such a computation is denoted by T<sub>M</sub>(u) . For every n >= 1 we define T<sub>M</sub>(...") Tag: Visual edit: Switched originally created as "T M function"
5 August 2025
- 14:3314:33, 5 August 2025 1RB--- 0RC1RD 1LA0LA 1LE0RB 1LF1LE 1LC0LD (hist | edit) [947 bytes] N1vi (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{machine|1RB---_0RC1RD_1LA0LA_1LE0RB_1LF1LE_1LC0LD}} 1D — CA, rule 30 or rule 110")
- 14:0614:06, 5 August 2025 1RB1LE 1LC0RA 0RF0LD 1LE1LA 1RC0LB ---1RC (hist | edit) [2,313 bytes] N1vi (talk | contribs) (Created page with "thumb It is really interesting. I high likely doubt it halts, but it creates pseudo random spaces at the right. I ran it for ~860 million steps and the result is shown at the image. Though it might be a fractal.") Tag: Visual edit
2 August 2025
- 16:0116:01, 2 August 2025 TMBR: August 2025 (hist | edit) [9,138 bytes] Qwerpiw (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Stub}} this month in busy beaver for 2025 August") Tag: Visual edit
31 July 2025
- 21:4321:43, 31 July 2025 Doodle function (hist | edit) [1,226 bytes] Qwerpiw (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''doodle function''' is a function made by Lawrence Hollom. It is a two-argument function.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20230901195926/https://sites.google.com/a/hollom.com/extremely-big-numbers/home/doodle-function</ref> == Definition == The function revolves around a specific type of one-dimensional cellular automaton, in which state of a cell is determined by its own state and state of the cell to its right at previous generation (Hollom's original explanatio...") Tag: Visual edit: Switched
30 July 2025
- 15:5915:59, 30 July 2025 1RB0LD 1RC1RA 1LD0RB 1LE1LA 1RF0RC ---1RE (hist | edit) [1,807 bytes] Sligocki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{machine|1RB0LD_1RC1RA_1LD0RB_1LE1LA_1RF0RC_---1RE}} {{TM|1RB0LD_1RC1RA_1LD0RB_1LE1LA_1RF0RC_---1RE}} is a probviously halting BB(6) Cryptid analzyed by mxdys on 30 July 2025. == Analysis by mxdys == [https://discord.com/channels/960643023006490684/1239205785913790465/1400141896944320602] <pre> 1RB0LD_1RC1RA_1LD0RB_1LE1LA_1RF0RC_---1RE (a,b,c) := 0^inf 1^a 0 01^b 0 11^c+1 B> 0^inf (a,2+b,c) --> (a,b,3+c) (a+1,0,c) --> (a,c,2) (a+1,1,c) --> (a,c,6) (0,0,c...")
27 July 2025
- 03:1703:17, 27 July 2025 1RB1LA------ 1RC3LB1RB--- 2LA2LC---0LC (hist | edit) [1,090 bytes] Sligocki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{machine|1RB1LA------_1RC3LB1RB---_2LA2LC---0LC}} {{TM|1RB1LA------_1RC3LB1RB---_2LA2LC---0LC}} is the current BBi(8) champion. It runs for over <math>10^{1565}</math> steps and has a sigma score of exactly <math>\frac{3^{1642} - 11}{2}</math>. It was discovered by Nick Drozd on 26 July 2025 ([https://discord.com/channels/960643023006490684/1084047886494470185/1398753236835635252 Discord link]). == Analysis by Shawn Ligocki == <pre> A(a, b, c) = <A 2^a 0 3^b 1^...")
22 July 2025
- 18:3418:34, 22 July 2025 Meet-in-the-Middle Weighted Finite Automata Reduction (MITMWFAR) (hist | edit) [408 bytes] Sligocki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Meet-in-the-Middle Weighted Finite Automata Reduction''' ('''MITMWFAR''') is a Turing machine decider. It is a variation of Finite Automata Reduction (FAR) based upon Weighted Finite Automata. This allows it to decide irregular TMs which cannot be decided by FAR or any other regular decider. See: https://github.com/Iijil1/MITMWFAR/tree/main Category:Deciders Category:Stub") Tag: Visual edit