LYAPUNOV EXPONENT OF CLASSICAL SU(3) GAUGE-THEORY

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GONG, C
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[1] Physics Department, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0305
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10.1016/0370-2693(93)91816-6
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
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The classical SU(3) gauge theory is shown to be deterministic chaotic. Its largest Lyapunov exponent is determined, 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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