# The shear channel spectral function in hot Yang-Mills theory

@article{Zhu2012TheSC,
title={The shear channel spectral function in hot Yang-Mills theory},
author={Yan Zhu and Aleksi Vuorinen},
journal={Journal of High Energy Physics},
year={2012},
volume={2013},
pages={1-49}
}
• Published 16 December 2012
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