Journal of High Energy Physics (Apr 2020)

Logarithmic accuracy of angular-ordered parton showers

  • Gavin Bewick,
  • Silvia Ferrario Ravasio,
  • Peter Richardson,
  • Michael H. Seymour

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP04(2020)019
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2020, no. 4
pp. 1 – 34

Abstract

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Abstract We study the logarithmic accuracy of angular-ordered parton showers by considering the singular limits of multiple emission matrix elements. This allows us to consider different choices for the evolution variable and propose a new choice which has both the correct logarithmic behaviour and improved performance away from the singular regions. In particular the description of e + e − event shapes in the non-logarithmic region is significantly improved.

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