arXiv:hep-ph/0208278·v1·High Energy Physics — Phenomenology
QCD in Nuclear Collisions
Alfred H. Mueller (Columbia University, USA)🇺🇸
Abstract
The relationship between RHIC and HERA data is explored using the idea of saturation (color glass condensate) as a unifying framework for interpretation. A description of the early stages of a heavy ion collision is given with the RHIC results. The relevant QCD dynamics at the various stages of a heavy ion collision, from production of gluons to equilibration, is reviewed. Some comments on current phenomenology are given.
Comments: 15 pages, Latex, 6 figures