Theoretical Conference Summary

Abstract

This talk reviews progress reported at Quark-Matter 2001 on various theoretical aspects of the quark-gluon plasma and discusses how the new results obtained at RHIC change the standard picture of ultrarelativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions.

Comments: Theoretical summary of the 15th International Conference on Ultrarelativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions (Quark Matter 2001), Stony-Brook, NY, Jan. 15-20, 2001