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Event generation with exponential scaling in multiplicity using AmpliCol

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2026-01-28 v1

Abstract

Efficient generation of LHC events is hindered by the rapidly rising cost of evaluating QCD matrix elements with increasing multiplicity. We build on a recently proposed two-step strategy in which unweighted events are first generated using the leading-colour (LC) approximation and then reweighted to full-colour (FC) accuracy, utilising the LC integration efficiency while recovering the exact FC prediction. In this work we extend the method to general Standard Model processes and present AmpliCol, a standalone implementation designed for LHC collisions. We benchmark multi-jet, ttˉt\bar{t}+jets, ZZZZ+jets, and Drell-Yan+jets production, measuring the time required to obtain a fixed number of unweighted events at FC accuracy. Across all processes, the runtime exhibits a stable exponential scaling with multiplicity, far milder than the factorial growth of conventional matrix-element generators. This demonstrates that the AmpliCol code enables efficient event generation at multiplicities that are otherwise computationally prohibitive.

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@article{arxiv.2601.19483,
  title  = {Event generation with exponential scaling in multiplicity using AmpliCol},
  author = {Rikkert Frederix and Timea Vitos},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.19483},
  year   = {2026}
}

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12 pages, 2 figures

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