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

José Guilherme Milhano^1,2a

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

^a e-mail: guilherme.milhano@ist.utl.pt

Published online: 06 June 2012

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.