Recent developments in Monte-Carlo Event Generators

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent advancements in Monte-Carlo Event Generators driven by the needs of high-precision predictions for LHC Run II data, highlighting progress and limitations of new tools.

Contribution

It provides an overview of recent developments in Monte-Carlo Event Generators, emphasizing their improved capabilities and current limitations for high-precision physics predictions.

Findings

Enhanced accuracy in event simulation for LHC data

Identification of current limitations in Monte-Carlo tools

Progress in developing new Monte-Carlo algorithms

Abstract

With Run II of the LHC having started, the need for high precision theory predictions whose uncertainty matches that of the data to be taken necessitated a range of new developments in Monte-Carlo Event Generators. This talk will give an overview of the progress in recent years in the field and what can and cannot be expected from these newly written tools.