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The '''Binoth Les Houches Accord''' is an interface between [[Monte-Carlo generators]] and [[matrix-element providers]].
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The '''Binoth Les Houches Accord''' is an interface between [[Monte-Carlo generators]] and [[matrix-element providers]]. It is named after Thomas Binoth, who was instrumental in its creation and was killed in an avalanche days before its release<ref>http://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/news/thomas-binoth-death-06-01-10</ref>, and the [[Les Houches workshop]] series.
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Two versions of the interface have been defined so far.
 
Two versions of the interface have been defined so far.
 
<ref>T. Binoth et al.:
 
<ref>T. Binoth et al.:

Latest revision as of 16:05, 6 April 2017

The Binoth Les Houches Accord is an interface between Monte-Carlo generators and matrix-element providers. It is named after Thomas Binoth, who was instrumental in its creation and was killed in an avalanche days before its release[1], and the Les Houches workshop series.

Two versions of the interface have been defined so far. [2] [3]

References

  1. http://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/news/thomas-binoth-death-06-01-10
  2. T. Binoth et al.: A Proposal for a standard interface between Monte Carlo tools and one-loop programs, Comput. Phys. Commun. 181, 1612 (2010)
  3. S. Alioli et al., Update of the Binoth Les Houches Accord for a standard interface between Monte Carlo tools and one-loop programs, Comput. Phys. Commun. 185, 560 (2014)