MATRIX-ELEMENT CORRECTIONS TO PARTON SHOWER ALGORITHMS

被引:116
作者
SEYMOUR, MH [1 ]
机构
[1] LUND UNIV,DEPT THEORET PHYS,S-22362 LUND,SWEDEN
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10.1016/0010-4655(95)00064-M
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TP39 [计算机的应用];
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081203 ; 0835 ;
摘要
We discuss two ways in which parton shower algorithms can be supplemented by matrix-element corrections to ensure the correct hard limit: by using complementary phase-space regions, or by modifying the shower itself. In the former case, existing algorithms are self-consistent only if the total correction is small. In the latter case, existing algorithms are never self-consistent, a problem that is particularly severe for angular-ordered parton shower algorithms. We show how to construct self-consistent algorithms in both cases.
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