Competing Sudakov Veto Algorithms
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2016-07-20 v2
Abstract
We present a way to analyze the distribution produced by a Monte Carlo algorithm. We perform these analyses on several versions of the Sudakov veto algorithm, adding a cutoff, a second variable and competition between emission channels. The analysis allows us to prove that multiple, seemingly different competition algorithms, including those that are currently implemented in most parton showers, lead to the same result. Finally, we test their performance and show that there are significantly faster alternatives to the commonly used algorithms.
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@article{arxiv.1605.09246,
title = {Competing Sudakov Veto Algorithms},
author = {Ronald Kleiss and Rob Verheyen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1605.09246},
year = {2016}
}
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16 pages, 1 figure