The projects of the SFB TR9 have also published a number of software packages and programs, which are of interest and open for use by other scientists. Here we provide a list of the available software.
| Program: | ParFORM |
| Keywords: | Computer algebra, parallel computing, MPI |
| Authors: | M. Tentyukov, T. Ueda and J.A.M. Vermaseren |
| Short description: | A parallel version of the symbolic manipulation system FORM based on MPI. It demonstrates a good speedup behaviour on symmetric multiprocessing machines and modern cluster architectures. FORM programs written for the sequential version can run on the ParFORM without any modifications. |
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| Program: | TFORM |
| Keywords: | Computer algebra, parallel computing, MPI |
| Authors: | M. Tentyukov and J.A.M. Vermaseren |
| Short description: | A parallel version of the symbolic manipulation system FORM based on Posix threads. FORM programs written for the sequential version can run on the TFORM without any modifications. |
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| Program: | UWerrTexp |
| Keywords: | Error analysis, MATLAB, autocorrelations |
| Authors: | F. Virotta |
| Short description: | Error analysis software for Markov chain Monte Carlo data. It is based on the code UWerr of U. Wolff in www.physik.hu-berlin.de/com/ALPHAsoft and implements the proposal presented in dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2010.11.020. The main feature is that a tail of the autocorrelation function due to slow modes is estimated. |
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| Program: | RunDec, CRunDec |
| Keywords: | Quantum Chromodynamics, running coupling constant, running quark mass, on-shell mass, MS mass, decoupling of heavy particles |
| Authors: | RunDec: K.G. Chetyrkin, J.H. Kuhn, M. Steinhauser CRunDec: B. Schmidt, M. Steinhauser |
| Short description: | The values for the coupling constant of Quantum Chromodynamics, αs(nf)(μ), actually depends on the considered energy scale, μ, and the number of active quark flavours, nf. The same applies to light quark masses, mq(nf)(μ), if they are, e.g., evaluated in the MS scheme. In the program RunDec all relevant formulae are collected and various procedures are provided which allow for a convenient evaluation of αs(nf)(μ) and mq(nf)(μ) using the state-of-the-art correction terms. |
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| Program: | MATAD |
| Keywords: | Three-loop computations, vacuum integrals, computer algebra, automation of computations |
| Authors: | M. Steinhauser |
| Short description: | Multi-loop integrals are needed for the evaluation of quantum
corrections. An important class of loop diagrams is covered by
so-called vacuum integrals which have no external momentum. MATAD can
analytically compute those one-, two- and three-loop vacuum integrals
where one mass scale is present. The method of integration-by-parts is used in order to obtain recurrence relations which reduce complicated integrals to a small set of so-called master integrals. They have to be evaluated once and for all. In addition a user interface is provided which makes it easy to put in complicated diagrams in a rather compact way. |
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| Program: | q2e, exp |
| Keywords: | Asymptotic expansion, large momenta, hard masses, automated calculations |
| Authors: | R. Harlander, T. Seidensticker, M. Steinhauser |
| Short description: | Asymptotic expansions constitute an important tool for the
evaluation of Feynman diagrams in particle physics. The combination of
the programs q2e and exp perform the asymptotic expansion at
the symbolic level in an automated way.
q2e: re-write Qgraf output in FORM notation. exp: use the output of q2e, apply the asymptotic expansion and generate FORM code for each subdiagram. |
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| Program: | TOPIXS |
| Keywords: | Perturbative QCD, top-quark production |
| Authors: | S. Klein, J. Piclum |
| Short description: | TOPIXS computes the inclusive top-quark pair production cross section in hadron collisions at next-to-next-to-leading logarithmic accuracy in soft and Coulomb resummation, including the contribution from bound states. |
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