Evolution program for parton densities with perturbative heavy flavor boundary conditions

DOI10.1016/S0010-4655(01)00455-6MaRDI QIDQ1348056zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors V. Pereyra

Publication date 15 May 2002

Published in Computer Physics Communications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0103177

zbMATH Keywords

C programming languageevolution kernelsheavy flavour thresholdsnext-to-next-to-leading ordernumerical solutionparton densityscale evolution of modified-minimal-subtraction-schemesplitting function

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Computational methods for problems pertaining to quantum theory (81-08) Strong interaction, including quantum chromodynamics (81V05)

Abstract: A new code for the scale evolution of modified-minimal-subtraction-scheme parton densities is described. Through next-to-leading order the program uses exact splitting functions. In next-to-next-to-leading order approximate splitting functions are used. For efficiency the program includes analytical results for the evaluation of the weights required for the integrations over the longitudinal momentum fractions of the partons. It also incorporates the operator matrix elements required for the matching conditions across heavy flavor thresholds in higher order perturbation theory. The more efficient handling of the weights implies that the code is faster than similar evolution codes in all modes of operation. The program is written in the C programming language.

Review text

A new code for the scale evolution of modified-minimal-subtraction-scheme parton densities is described. The program uses exact evolution kernels. For efficiency the program includes analytical results for the evaluation of weights required for the integrations over the longitudinal momentum fractions of the parton. It also incorporates the operator matrix elements required for the matching conditions across heavy flavour thresholds in higher order perturbation theory. The code is written in C programming language.

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Describes a project that uses

Uses Software

• QCDNUM16
• ffevol1.0

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