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T: Fachverband Teilchenphysik

T 1: Invited Overview Talks I

T 1.2: Invited Overview Talk

Monday, March 16, 2026, 15:15–15:45, AudiMax

Monte Carlo event generators for the HL-LHC — •Steffen Schumann — Institut für Theoretische Physik, Georg-August Universität Göttingen

Monte Carlo event generators are indispensable tools for the analysis and interpretation of high-energy collider experiments. They provide detailed simulations of scattering events at the level of observable particles that reflect our current understanding of the dynamics and interactions of the fundamental constituents of nature. In this talk an overview of the status of Monte Carlo event generators will be given. Guided by the experimental needs and requirements of the High-Luminosity LHC, areas of active developments will be highlighted. This includes, among others, the enhancement of the perturbative accuracy of the predictions and means to improve the computational efficiency of the simulations. A strategic approach of event generator development will allow these tools to be further improved and systematic uncertainties to be reduced, facilitating future experimental success.

Keywords: perturbative QCD; non-perturbative models; Monte Carlo simulations