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Computational Tools for Supersymmetry Calculations
I present a brief overview of a variety of computational tools for
supersymmetry calculations, including: spectrum generators, cross section and
branching fraction calculators, low energy constraints, general purpose event
generators, matrix element event generators, SUSY dark matter codes, parameter
extraction codes and Les Houches interface tools.Comment: Chapter to appear in Perspectives on Supersymmetry, edited by G.
Kane; 23 pages including one .eps figur
On computational tools for Bayesian data analysis
While Robert and Rousseau (2010) addressed the foundational aspects of
Bayesian analysis, the current chapter details its practical aspects through a
review of the computational methods available for approximating Bayesian
procedures. Recent innovations like Monte Carlo Markov chain, sequential Monte
Carlo methods and more recently Approximate Bayesian Computation techniques
have considerably increased the potential for Bayesian applications and they
have also opened new avenues for Bayesian inference, first and foremost
Bayesian model choice.Comment: This is a chapter for the book "Bayesian Methods and Expert
Elicitation" edited by Klaus Bocker, 23 pages, 9 figure
Computational Tools for Cohomology of Toric Varieties
In this review, novel non-standard techniques for the computation of
cohomology classes on toric varieties are summarized. After an introduction of
the basic definitions and properties of toric geometry, we discuss a specific
computational algorithm for the determination of the dimension of line-bundle
valued cohomology groups on toric varieties. Applications to the computation of
chiral massless matter spectra in string compactifications are discussed and,
using the software package cohomCalg, its utility is highlighted on a new
target space dual pair of (0,2) heterotic string models.Comment: 17 pages, 4 tables; prepared for the special issue "Computational
Algebraic Geometry in String and Gauge Theory" of Advances in High Energy
Physics, cohomCalg implementation available at
http://wwwth.mppmu.mpg.de/members/blumenha/cohomcalg
Computational tools for multi-linked flexible structures
A software module which designs and tests controllers and filters in Kalman Estimator form, based on a polynomial state-space model is discussed. The user-friendly program employs an interactive graphics approach to simplify the design process. A variety of input methods are provided to test the effectiveness of the estimator. Utilities are provided which address important issues in filter design such as graphical analysis, statistical analysis, and calculation time. The program also provides the user with the ability to save filter parameters, inputs, and outputs for future use
Computational tools for poverty measurement and analysis
This paper introduces some relatively straightforward computational tools for estimating poverty measures from the sort of data that are typically available from published sources. All that is required for using these tools is an elementary regression package. The methodology also easily lends itself to a number of poverty simulations, some of which are discussed. The paper addresses the central question: How do we construct poverty measures from grouped data on consumption and income? Two broad approaches can be identified: simple interpolation methods and methods based on parameterized Lorenz curves. The paper briefly describes the two approaches and discusses why the second may be considered preferable.Income. ,Consumption (Economic theory) ,Poverty Research Methodology. ,
Theoretical uncertainties in sparticle mass predictions from computational tools
We estimate the current theoretical uncertainty in sparticle mass predictions
by comparing several state-of-the-art computations within the minimal
supersymmetric standard model (MSSM). We find that the theoretical uncertainty
is comparable to the expected statistical errors from the Large Hadron Collider
(LHC), and significantly larger than those expected from a future e+e- Linear
Collider (LC). We quantify the theoretical uncertainty on relevant sparticle
observables for both LHC and LC, and show that the value of the error is
significantly dependent upon the supersymmetry (SUSY) breaking parameters. We
also present the theoretical uncertainty induced in fundamental-scale SUSY
breaking parameters when they are fitted from LHC measurements. Two regions of
the SUSY parameter space where accurate predictions are particularly difficult
are examined in detail: the large tan(beta) and focus point regimes.Comment: 22 pages, 6 figures; comment added pointing out that 2-loop QCD
corrections to mt are incorrect in some of the programs investigated. We give
the correct formul
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