CGC and initial state effects in Heavy Ion Collisions

Abstract

A brief review of the phenomenological studies in the field of heavy ion collisions based on the Color Glass Condensate theory and, in particular, of those relying in the use of the BK equation including running coupling effects is presented.

Comments: 6 pages, 5 figures. Contribution to the proceedings of the Hot Quarks 2010 Conference. June 21-26, La Londe Les Maures, France