EPJ Web of Conferences 28, 03001 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20122803001

High-p_t in heavy ion collisions: an abridged theoretical overview

¹ CENTRA, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, P-1049-001 Av. Rovisco Pais, Lisboa, Portugal
² Physics Department, Theory Unit, CERN, CH-1211 Genèeve 23, Switzerland

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Abstract

This overview focusses on recent developments, in the most part triggered by LHC data, aimed at the development of a reliable and complete theoretical description of high-p_t physics in heavy ion collisions. Particular emphasis is placed on the understanding of the underlying in-medium dynamics as a prior to the use of high-p_t observables as detailed probes of the QCD matter created in the collisions.