Speaker
Fred Olness
(Southern Methodist University)
Description
Searches for new physics at the LHC will increasingly depend on
identifying deviations from precision Standard Model predictions. At
the higher energy scales involved for the LHC Run 2, the heavy quarks
play a more prominent role than at the Tevatron. Recent theoretical
developments improve our ability to address multi-scale problems
and properly incorporate heavy quark masses across the full kinematic
range. This includes a Hybrid Variable Flavor Number Scheme (H-VFNS)
for heavy flavors, and the extension of the ACOT scheme for heavy
quark production to N2LO and N3LO. We review these developments with
respect to upcoming Run 2 measurements, and identify areas where
additional effort is required.
| Oral or Poster Presentation | Oral |
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Primary author
Fred Olness
(Southern Methodist University)
Co-authors
Benjamin Clark
Eric Godat
(Southern Methodist University)
Dr
Florian Lyonnet
(SMU)
