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High pT azimuthal correlations: Elliptic flow [PRL 89, 212301 (2002)]
Initial anisotropy in coord. space (overlap in non-central collisions) translates into final azimuthal asymmetry in momemtum space (transverse to the reaction plane)
Exp. correlation functions: v2 saturation at high pT:
Strong elliptic flow signal strong (collective) pressure gradients large initial state (t<1.0 fm/c) parton rescattering (early thermalization).
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