Thermal photons and dileptons

Abstract

We discuss the status of a subset of penetrating probes in relativistic nuclear collisions. Thermal photons and dileptons are considered, as well as the electromagnetic signature of jets.

Comments: Talk presented at the 18th International Conference on Ultrarelativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions, Quark Matter 2005, Budapest, Hungary, 4-9 Auguest 2005