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High Energy Nuclear Collisions

K. J. Eskola

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Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)High Energy Physics - PhenomenologyHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)Nuclear TheoryPhysics::Instrumentation and DetectorsNuclear TheoryFOS: Physical sciencesPhysics::Accelerator PhysicsHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentNuclear Experiment

description

Highlights of the results from ultrarelativistic heavy ion collisions at CERN-SPS are reviewed. In particular, I discuss how the experimental results indicate that a collective strongly interacting system has been produced, and what are the implications towards the Quark Gluon Plasma. The physical ideas behind measuring certain observables are introduced. The future program of high energy nuclear collisions at BNL-RHIC and CERN-LHC/ALICE is also briefly discussed.

http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9911350