We develop a method for calculating the Lyapunov characteristic exponents of lattice gauge theories. The complete Lyapunov spectrum of SU(2) gauge theory is obtained and Kolmogorov-Sinai entropy is calculated. Rapid convergence with lattice size is found. In Ref.1, we have studied chaos in lattice gauge systems by obtaining the largest Lyapunov exponents. The method used there, though straightf...

Nonlinear dynamical systems often exhibit chaos, which is characterized by sensitive dependence on initial values or more precisely by a positive Lyapunov exponent. Recognizing and quantifying chaos in time series represents an important step toward understanding the nature of random behavior and revealing the extent to which short-term forecasts may be improved. We will focus on the statistica...