Initial state and thermalization in the Color Glass Condensate framework

Aug 31, 2015
63 pages
Published in:
  • Int.J.Mod.Phys.E 24 (2015) 10, 1530008
  • Published: Sep 10, 2015
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Abstract: (World Scientific)
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 wave function to the point where hydrodynamics may start becoming applicable.
Note:
  • Review to appear in QGP5, 64 pages, 67 figures
  • Heavy ion collisions
  • quantum chromodynamics
  • color glass condensate
  • thermalization
  • energy: high
  • heavy ion: scattering
  • nucleus: energy
  • nucleus: wave function
  • color glass condensate
  • initial state