Damping Rate and Lyapunov Exponent of a Higgs Field at High Temperature

Abstract

The damping rate of a Higgs field at zero momentum is calculated using the Braaten-Pisarski method and compared to the Lyapunov exponent of the classical SU(2) Yang-Mills Higgs system.

15 pages, REVTex, 6 figures (PostScript)

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