Predictions for the LHC heavy ion programme

Abstract

Apparently universal trends have been observed in relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions up to RHIC energies. Here, we review these trends and we discuss their agnostic extrapolation to heavy ion collisions at the LHC.

37 pages, 6 figures; invited topical review for Journal of Physics G

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