Evaluating Results from the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider with Perturbative QCD and Hydrodynamics

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2010-12-08

arxiv.org/abs/1012.1881v2

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Nuclear Physics

Nuclear Theory

78 pages, 45 figures, 3 tables; to be published in Prog. Part. Nucl. Phys; v2: a few references added, some typos fixed

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We review the basic concepts of perturbative quantum chromodynamics (QCD) and relativistic hydrodynamics, and their applications to hadron production in high energy nuclear collisions. We discuss results from the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) in light of these theoretical approaches. Perturbative QCD and hydrodynamics together explain a large amount of experimental data gathered during the first decade of RHIC running, although some questions remain open. We focus primarily on practical aspects of the calculations, covering basic topics like perturbation theory, initial state nuclear effects, jet quenching models, ideal hydrodynamics, dissipative corrections, freeze-out and initial conditions. We conclude by comparing key results from RHIC to calculations.

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