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Matching of initial conditions to hydro evolution

Fluctuating hydrodynamics with relativistic hydro-kinetic theory

Chemical equilibration in hadronic collisions

2+1D simulations of pre-equilibrium stage with QCD kinetic theory

Initial conditions for nuclear collisions: theory overview

Initial conditions for heavy ion collisions

Kinetic theory equilibration for realistic heavy ion initial conditions

Principal Component Analysis and Subleading Flow