# Study of Liapunov Exponents and the Reversibility of Molecular Dynamics   Algorithms

**Authors:** K. Jansen, C. Liu

arXiv: hep-lat/9607057 · 2009-10-28

## TL;DR

This paper investigates the chaotic behavior and reversibility issues in numerical simulations of lattice QCD, focusing on Lyapunov exponents and their impact on molecular dynamics algorithms.

## Contribution

It provides new insights into the chaotic properties of lattice QCD equations and their influence on the reversibility of molecular dynamics algorithms.

## Key findings

- Chaotic nature of lattice QCD equations confirmed
- Reversibility of algorithms affected by Lyapunov exponents
- Implications for accuracy of numerical simulations

## Abstract

We study the question of lack of reversibility and the chaotic nature of the equations of motion in numerical simulations of lattice QCD.

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## References

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