NLO event generators and cross sections: Session I
D. Soper (TH) J. Huston  and B. Kersevan  (Exp) (Conveners)

    A list of topics to be covered

  • Critical review of matrix element calculations and of parton shower  Monte Carlos 
  • Structural improvements in parton shower Monte Carlos 
  • NLO vs LO pdf's in parton shower Monte Carlos 
  • Integrating NLO matrix element calculations into parton shower Monte  Carlos 
  • Wishlists: for LO/NLO parton shower Monte Carlos, for NLO/NNLO  matrix element calculations 
  • NNLO issues 
  • Role of log-enhanced EW corrections 
  • Role of NLO/NNLO/resummed calculations in experimental analyses


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