Some aspects of the theory of heavy ion collisions

Francois Gelis (1)

1 IPHT - Institut de Physique Théorique - UMR CNRS 3681

We review the theoretical aspects relevant in the description of high-energy heavy ion collisions, with an emphasis on the learnings about the underlying quantum chromodynamics phenomena that have emerged from these collisions.

Mots clés: energy: high; quantum chromodynamics; heavy ion: scattering

Domaines: Physique des Hautes Energies - Phénoménologie [hep-ph]; Physique Nucléaire Théorique [nucl-th]

Francois Gelis. Some aspects of the theory of heavy ion collisions. Rept.Prog.Phys., 2021, 84 (5), pp.056301. ⟨10.1088/1361-6633/abec2e⟩. ⟨hal-03157106⟩