QCD and Monte Carlo event generators

Abstract

Shower Monte Carlo event generators have played an important role in particle physics. Modern experiments would hardly be possible without them. In this talk I discuss how QCD physics is incorporated into the mathematical structure of these programs and I outline recent developments including matching between events with different numbers of hard jets and the inclusion of next-to-leading order effects.Comment: Plenary talk by D. Soper at XIV Workshop on Deep Inelastic Scattering (DIS2006