The subtle interplay of elastic and inelastic collisions in the   thermalization of the quark-gluon plasma
  Using kinetic theory, we analyze the interplay of elastic and inelastic collisions in the thermalization of the quark-gluon plasma. The main focus is the dynamics and equilibration of long wavelength modes. 
Jean-Paul Blaizot, Jinfeng Liao, Yacine Mehtar-Tani
nucl-th