Theory Summary
arXiv:2509.02118
Abstract
This is the write-up of the summary talk on theory activities in the heavy-ion community as presented at Quark Matter 2025. It contains a (biased) selection of results from the parallel program of the conference. The progress is reported for three different areas: Bulk dynamics and initial state; jets, heavy flavor and electromagnetic probes and QCD phase diagram and observables. The idea is to convey the major achievements in the field and give a perspective for future directions.
Plenary talk on theory summary at Quark Matter 2025, 6 pages, no figures, please contact me, if you have updated references for your contributions