Weak boson scattering at the Large Hadron Collider

TL;DR

This paper discusses the importance of weak boson scattering at the LHC for understanding electroweak symmetry breaking, emphasizing the need for precise predictions including QCD corrections to identify new physics.

Contribution

It reviews how Monte Carlo methods enable precise analysis of weak boson scattering processes within the Standard Model and beyond.

Findings

Monte Carlo methods facilitate detailed predictions of weak boson scattering.

Next-to-leading order QCD corrections are essential for accurate results.

Analysis helps distinguish Standard Model from new physics scenarios.

Abstract

Weak boson scattering processes provide particularly promising means for gaining insight into the mechanism of electroweak symmetry breaking at hadron colliders. Being very sensitive to interactions in the weak gauge boson sector, they will help to distinguish the Standard Model from various new physics scenarios such as extra-dimensional Higgsless models. To unambiguously identify signatures of new physics, precise predictions for experimentally accessible observables within realistic selection cuts are crucial, including next-to-leading order QCD corrections. Here, we review how flexible Monte-Carlo methods can be employed for precision analyses of weak boson scattering reactions within the Standard Model and beyond.