Oscillation-center autocorrelation time

Abstract

It is shown that, within the quasi-linear regime, a recently proposed flux-minimization principle for optimizing canonical representations of nonintegrable systems also maximizes the generalized force-force autocorrelation time as seen in the new representation. Using a renormalized canonical perturbation theory, the optimum autocorrelation time is shown to be of the order of the Liapunov time.