Slides of the course "FeynLecture — Tools for BSM Physics"

Lecture 0::Precourse work

• Lecture 0: Precourse work
  • 1. Mathematica basic
  • 2. Installation : FeynArts+FormCalc+LoopTools and FeynRules
    • Install FeynArts
    • Install FormCalc
    • Install LoopTools
    • Install FeynRules
  • 3. Installation : MadGraph_aMC@NLO
  • 4. Built-in Tutorial of MadGraph_aMC@NLO
  • 5. Installation : CheckMATE
• Appendix
  • I. How should we organize the codes?

Lecture A: Automated Analytic Calculation of Matrix Elements

You can download the Mathematica files for this course from GitHub releases (feynlecture_a.zip or .tar.gz).

• Lecture A: Automated analytic calculation of matrix elements
  • 0. Introduction: Why automated?
  • 1. Tree-level amplitudes with FeynArts + FormCalc
    • Lecture1-1.nb : \(e^+ e^- \to \mu^+ \mu^-\) in QED
    • Lecture1-2.nb : \(e^- \mu^- \to e^- \mu^-\) in QED
    • Lecture1-3.nb : \(e^+ e^- \to \gamma\gamma\) in QED
    • Lecture1-4.nb : QCD amplitudes
    • Lecture1-ex.nb [Exercise] QCD two-jet cross sections
    • Lecture1-ex-ex.nb [Extra Exercise] Four more examples
    • Further investigations
  • 2. Create your own model by FeynRules
    • Lecture2-1.nb : FeynRules
    • FeynRules input file
    • Let's read the simplest model: \(\phi^4\) theory
    • How to use FeynRules (1) Validation
    • How to use FeynRules (2) Output
    • How to use FeynRules (3) Use in FeynArts/FormCalc (Lecture2-2.nb)
    • SM model file (1) Validation
    • SM model file (2) Output
    • SM model file (3) Use in FeynArts/FormCalc (Lecture2-3.nb)
  • 3. One-loop level calculation with LoopTools
    • Lecture3-1.nb : QED one-loop calculation
    • Lecture3-hgg.nb : \(\Gamma(h\to\gamma\gamma)\)
    • Lecture3-ex-eevh.nb [Exercise] Higgs production at the ILC
• Appendix
  • II. FeynRules pre-installed Standard Model
  • III. Validation of SM.fr in FeynRules

Lecture B: Monte Carlo simulation

• Lecture B: Monte Carlo simulation
  • 0. Introduction: What is Monte Carlo simulation?
    • Example 1 (Rolling Dice)
    • Example 1a (Rolling Dice)
    • Example 2 (Numerical integration)
  • 1. MadGraph5 basic: Standard Model tree-level
    • \(pp\to t\bar t\), the most boring example
    • Theoretical background (review)
  • 2. MadGraph5 basic+: Use other models
    • How to use models
    • MSSM crosssections
  • 3. Detector simulation with Pythia-PGS + Delphes
  • 4. Analysis