A comprehensive approach to new physics simulations

Christensen, Neil D.; de Aquino, Priscila; Degrande, Celine; Duhr, Claude; Fuks, Benjamin; Herquet, Michel; Maltoni, Fabio; Schumann, Steffen

doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-011-1541-5

A comprehensive approach to new physics simulations

Christensen, Neil D.; de Aquino, Priscila; Degrande, Celine; Duhr, Claude; Fuks, Benjamin; Herquet, Michel; Maltoni, Fabio; Schumann, Steffen

Authors

Neil D. Christensen

Priscila de Aquino

Celine Degrande

Claude Duhr

Benjamin Fuks

Michel Herquet

Fabio Maltoni

Steffen Schumann

Abstract

We describe a framework to develop, implement and validate any perturbative Lagrangian-based particle physics model for further theoretical, phenomenological and experimental studies. The starting point is FeynRules, a Mathematica package that allows to generate Feynman rules for any Lagrangian and then, through dedicated interfaces, automatically pass the corresponding relevant information to any supported Monte Carlo event generator. We prove the power, robustness and flexibility of this approach by presenting a few examples of new physics models (the Hidden Abelian Higgs Model, the general Two-Higgs-Doublet Model, the most general Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model, the Minimal Higgsless Model, Universal and Large Extra Dimensions, and QCD-inspired effective Lagrangians) and their implementation/validation in FeynArts/FormCalc, CalcHep, MadGraph/MadEvent, and Sherpa.

Citation

Christensen, N. D., de Aquino, P., Degrande, C., Duhr, C., Fuks, B., Herquet, M., …Schumann, S. (2011). A comprehensive approach to new physics simulations. The European Physical Journal C, 71(2), Article 1541. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-011-1541-5

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Feb 8, 2011
Deposit Date	Nov 20, 2012
Publicly Available Date	Apr 20, 2016
Journal	European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields
Print ISSN	1434-6044
Electronic ISSN	1434-6052
Publisher	SpringerOpen
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	71
Issue	2
Article Number	1541
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-011-1541-5

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