Theory overview of medium response and hard-soft correlation

Key Points

• The aim is to summarize recent theoretical developments related to medium response and hard-soft correlation.
• Review of recent theoretical advancements presented at Quark; Mattes 2025.
• Analysis of medium response and hard-soft correlation dynamics in heavy ion collisions.
• Identification of novel correlations in medium response and hard-soft interactions.
• Emergence of new theories to explain phenomena in small system collisions.