The fundamental theory
accounting for both the proton structure
and the nuclear forces is Quantum
Chromo-Dynamics (QCD), the theory of
strong interactions. The study of QCD
under extreme conditions of high
energies, temperatures and densities has
long been one of the most challenging
problems in physics, capturing
increasing experimental and theoretical
attention.
The workshop will focus
on the following questions:
Status of an
effectiveQCD-basedtheory for the initialphase ofHeavy Ion collisions.
How to improve
existing quantitative approaches
to saturation physics and
consistently bringing the relevant
calculations to the
next-to-leading accuracy
Discussion of a
certain class of measurements that
are of particular importancefor the LHC Heavy Ion
program, particularly of to what extend we have
achieved a systematic
understanding of particleproduction and the
sources of their correlations
observed experimentally.
Explore
newmechanisms of plasma
termalization, particularly the status of
quasi-thermodynamics. We will
discuss the collective behaviour
of gluons produced in the final
state focusing on the possibility
that it canevolve into or mimic
a thermal state.
