Investigation of high-pT phenomena in partonic transport simulations

We investigate high-pT phenomena within the framework of a Monte Carlo parton cascade, consistently including inelastic gg ↔ ggg processes by means of a stochastic approach. We present recent results on partonic energy loss in a static medium and on the nuclear modification factor RAA in fully dynamic simulations of central nucleus-nucleus collisions. The approach allows for a direct inspection of the zero-interaction probability of observed jets and a resulting surface bias. Furthermore we discuss the incorporation of the Landau Pomeranchuk-Migdal (LPM) effect into the transport model. (orig.)