Initial state fluctuations and final state correlations: Status and open questions
Abstract
The recent appreciation of the importance of event-by-event fluctuations in relativistic heavy-ion collisions has lead to a large amount of diverse theoretical and experimental activity. In particular, there is significant interest in understanding the fluctuations in the initial stage of a collision, how exactly these fluctuations are propagated through the system evolution, and how they are manifested in correlations between measured particles. In order to address these questions a workshop was organized on "Initial State Fluctuations and Final State Correlations", held at ECT* in Trento, Italy during the week of 2--6 July, 2012. The goal was to collect recent work in order to provide a coherent picture of the current status of our understanding, to identify important questions that remain open, and to set a course for future research. Here we report the outcome of the presentations and discussions, focusing on the most important conclusions.
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@article{arxiv.1212.5388,
title = {Initial state fluctuations and final state correlations: Status and open questions},
author = {Andrew Adare and Matthew Luzum and Hannah Petersen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1212.5388},
year = {2013}
}
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10 pages, summary of the major findings and discussions of the workshop "Initial State Fluctuations and Final State Correlations", held at ECT* in Trento in July, 2012