English

Initial state and thermalization in the Color Glass Condensate framework

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2015-09-07 v3 Nuclear Theory

Abstract

In this review, I present the description of the early stages of heavy ion collisions at high energy in the Color Glass Condensate framework, from the pre-collision high energy nuclear wavefunction to the point where hydrodynamics may start becoming applicable.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1508.07974,
  title  = {Initial state and thermalization in the Color Glass Condensate framework},
  author = {F. Gelis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1508.07974},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

Review to appear in QGP5, 64 pages, 67 figures

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