Lyapunov Exponent of SU(3) Gauge Theory

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15 September 1992

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Published by arXiv in arXiv

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.hep-lat/9209018

Abstract

The classical SU(3) gauge theory is shown to be deterministic chaotic. Its largest Lyapunov exponent is dertermined, from which a short time scale of thermalization of a pure gluon system is estimated. The connection to gluon damping rate is discussed.

Keywords

DETERMINISTIC CHAOTIC
LYAPUNOV EXPONENT
LARGEST LYAPUNOV
DAMPING RATE
GLUON SYSTEM
GAUGE THEORY
CLASSICAL SU

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Published version: Physics Letters B, 298 (3-4), 257.

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