articleSciPost Physics CodebasesNov 10, 2022DIAMOND OA

A comprehensive guide to the physics and usage of PYTHIA 8.3

CBChristian BierlichSCSmita ChakrabortyNDNishita DesaiLGLeif GellersenIHIlkka Helenius

Lund University · Tata Institute of Fundamental Research · +10 more institutions

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Abstract

This manual describes the Pythia event generator, the most recent version of an evolving physics tool used to answer fundamental questions in particle physics. The program is most often used to generate high-energy-physics collision “events”, i.e. sets of particles produced in association with the collision of two incoming high-energy particles, but has several uses beyond that. The guiding philosophy is to produce and re-produce properties of experimentally obtained collisions as accurately as possible. The program includes a wide ranges of reactions within and beyond the Standard Model, and extending to heavy ion physics. Emphasis is put on phenomena where strong interactions play a major role. The manual…

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  • Physics engine
  • Generator (circuit theory)
  • Physics beyond the Standard Model
  • Collision
  • Computer science
  • Event (particle physics)
  • Physics
  • Energy (signal processing)
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Affordable and clean energy
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