2004/12/22 by Stefan Gieseke · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Basis (linear algebra) #Event (particle physics) #High-Energy Particle Collisions Research #Monte Carlo method #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Parton #Parton shower #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #Scale (ratio) #hep-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/1126-6708/2005/01/058
published as JHEP0501:058,2005 · 17 pages, 10 Figures
arxiv created 2004/12/22 · openalex publication_date 2005/02/02 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
We study the uncertainties of Sudakov form factors as the basis for parton shower evolution in Monte Carlo event generators. We discuss the particular cases of systematic uncertainties of parton distribution functions and scale uncertainties.