Jet substructure techniques:
Interplay of jet substructure with other groups (e.g. jet substructure for EW measurements like VBF, semileptonic VV, etc.)
Snowmass jet substructure report (JSS at future colliders) [work + discussion]
What can we do with previous colliders, in light of the LHC [discussion]
Comparing new unfolding methods
Probing the latest MC generators (PB algorithm, PANScales, Deductor…) with jet substructure
Techniques and calculations for SM phenomenology:
` * Calculations:
expected precision for fundamental Standard Model processes at 14 and 100 TeV; what calculations are needed to match this precision?
2→3 at NNLO; status/challenges/prospects
theory uncertainties; more rigorous estimates? correlations?
theoretically sound definition of FONLL at the differential level, beyond incl. cross sections?
PDFs:
followup on PDF4LHC15 benchmarking exercise; better understanding of tolerances, tensions
EW corrections/EW PDFs; how to provide consistent calculations
small x resummation; what is HERA trying to tell us?
EIC; what will EIC tell us? how do we prepare for that?
Monte Carlo:
Non-perturbative uncertainties
common hadronisation interface and variations
theoretical understanding
differences in tuned comparisons
pheno impact for certain classes of processes (e.g. VBF/VBS)
Shower accuracy studies
comparing different schemes on higher orders, evaluate phenomenological impact
Subleading colour and interplay with colour reconnection
New sampling methods and algorithms versus machine learning techniques
Accuracy of merging resummed calculation versus ME+PS paradigms
Photon physics, modelling of fragmentation
Heavy flavour matching
Common LHC event bazaar
Status and needs for electroweak corrections and radiation in shower algorithms
Machine learning and adaptive Monte Carlo methods
SM Higgs Topics:
ggF
B-quark issues
ggVV
VBF
Jet-ology
HH
In general, EFT fits etc
Exp vs theory efficient information exchange
PS issues (SLC, higher logs…, liaise with QCD)
New opportunity for Run3 (unexplored regions, != cuts etc)
STXS
FO/Boosted
NLO-Improved NNLO HTL predictions for gg → H(→yy)+Jet in the fiducial region, experimental sensitivity to different decay channels as a function of pt
Mixed QCD-EW contributions to higgs (e.g. 2010.09451, 2007.09813)
Backgrounds
Predictions+uncertainty models for backgrounds to ttH production: tt+HF, ggH+HF, tt+V, previous proposal was to estimate ttV EW correction in different phase space regions
4FS/5FS
bbar → higgs (e.g. 2004.04752)
tHj tZj QCD+EW (e.g. 2006.10086), various 4FS/5FS matching issues to consider
Showers
New showers, subleading-colour issues with parton showers and possible effects on Higgs physics (PanSccales 2011.10054; Forshaw, Plätzer et al 2003.06400, 2007.09648, 2011.15087, 2012.15215)