2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/193027Apparently universal trends have been observed in relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions up to RHIC energies. Here, we review these trends and we discuss their agnostic extrapolation to heavy ion collisions at the LHC.37 pages, 6 figures; invited topical review for Journal of Physics GHigh Energy Physics - PhenomenologyNuclear ExperimentNuclear TheoryPredictions for the LHC heavy ion programmetext