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A Brief Introduction to PYTHIA 8.1

Peter Skands, Stephen Mrenna, Torbj\"orn Sj\"ostrand

PYTHIA 8.1 is a complete C++ rewrite of the event generator with new physics models for LHC studies.

arxiv:0710.3820 v1 · 2007-10-20 · hep-ph

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PYTHIA 8 represents a complete rewrite in C++. The current release is the first main one after this transition, and does not yet in every respect replace the old code. It does contain some new physics aspects, on the other hand, that should make it an attractive option especially for LHC physics studies.

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That the new physics aspects and C++ implementation will prove sufficiently stable, validated against data, and adopted by the community despite not yet fully replacing the Fortran version in every respect.

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PYTHIA 8.1 is a C++ event generator for high-energy collisions featuring updated parton-shower, multiple-interaction, and fragmentation models suited to LHC physics.

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[1] Sj¨ ostrand, Computer Physics Commun 1982
[2] Bengtsson, Computer Physics Commun 1984
[3] T. Sj¨ ostrand, P. Ed´ en, C. Friberg, L. L¨ onnblad, G. Miu , S. Mrenna and E. Norrbin, Computer Physics Commun. 135 (2001) 238 2001
[4] PYTHIA 6.4 Physics and Manual 2006 · arXiv:hep-ph/0603175
[5] L¨ onnblad, Computer Physics Commun 1999

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