The initial state of heavy-ion collisions
Javier L. Albacete, Adrian Dumitru, Cyrille Marquet

TL;DR
This paper reviews recent theoretical advances and phenomenological models, especially the Color Glass Condensate formalism, to understand the initial conditions in heavy-ion collisions.
Contribution
It provides a concise overview of the latest developments in modeling the initial state of heavy-ion collisions using the Color Glass Condensate framework.
Findings
Summarizes key theoretical progress in initial state modeling.
Highlights the role of the Color Glass Condensate formalism.
Connects theory with phenomenological approaches.
Abstract
We present a brief review of recent theoretical developments and related phenomenological approaches for understanding the initial state of heavy-ion collisions, with emphasis on the Color Glass Condensate formalism.
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