The Boltzmann equation for gluons at early times after a heavy ion collision

Abstract

A Boltzmann equation is given for the early stages of evolution of the gluon system produced in a head-on collision. The collision term is taken from gluon- gluon approximation. < p_\perp > and < p_z^2 > are evaluated as a function of time using initial conditions taken from the McLerran-Venugopalan model.

8 pages, Latex

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