Relativistic heavy ion physics: a theoretical overview
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
This is a mini-review of recent theoretical work in the field of relativistic heavy ion physics. The following topics are discussed: initial conditions and the Color Glass Condensate; approach to thermalization and the hydrodynamical evolution; hard probes and the properties of the Quark-Gluon Plasma. Some of the unsolved problems and potentially promising directions for future research are listed as well.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0408091,
title = {Relativistic heavy ion physics: a theoretical overview},
author = {D. Kharzeev},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0408091},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
8 pages, 4 figures, invited talk at the XXXIX Rencontres de Moriond Conference on "QCD and High Energy Hadronic Interactions", La Thuile, Italy, March 28 - April 4, 2004