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Lyapunov Exponent of SU(3) Gauge Theory

C. Gong

hep-latarXiv: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.

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