With the ultimate goal of constructing higher-order parton showers in Quantum Chromodynamics, I will present a theoretical tool to study the time-like collinear fragmentation of highly energetic partons. Using the language of jet calculus, I will outline the extension of the generating functionals method beyond the leading logarithmic order, and how to obtain predictions for a range of collider observables. I will then discuss the implications for the construction of the next generation of parton shower algorithms for collider physics.
Bio:
Pier Monni graduated from the University of Zurich, and held postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Oxford and CERN. Since 2019 he is a staff member of the Department of Theoretical Physics at CERN. His research focuses on the application of quantum field theory methods, notably Quantum Chromodynamics, to particle physics phenomenology at collider experiments. He is the recipient of 2020 Guido Altarelli award.
Prof. Huaxing Zhu