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@PHDTHESIS{Simon:974370,
      author       = {Simon, Lukas},
      othercontributors = {Harlander, Robert V. and Czakon, Michal},
      title        = {{P}recision phenomenology in higgs-strahlung with
                      fully-differential cross sections at next-to-next-to-leading
                      order},
      school       = {RWTH Aachen University},
      type         = {Dissertation},
      address      = {Aachen},
      publisher    = {RWTH Aachen University},
      reportid     = {RWTH-2023-11269},
      pages        = {1 Online-Ressource : Illustrationen},
      year         = {2023},
      note         = {Veröffentlicht auf dem Publikationsserver der RWTH Aachen
                      University 2024; Dissertation, RWTH Aachen University, 2023},
      abstract     = {In this thesis, we present the novel Monte Carlo Event
                      Generator $\mathtt{history}$ which is designed to predict
                      fully-differential cross sections for color-singlet final
                      states at next-to-next-to-leading order accuracy in
                      perturbative quantum chromodynamics. This precision level is
                      achieved through the application of the Nested
                      Soft-Collinear Subtraction scheme, a fully local method to
                      subtract infrared divergences that arise during phase-space
                      integrations. We review the concepts behind this scheme and
                      present the essential components which are crucial for a
                      practical implementation. This includes a collection of the
                      explicit expressions for all subtraction functions that are
                      substantial for arbitrary color-singlet-production processes
                      initiated by a quark-antiquark pair at leading order.
                      Furthermore, we outline the adopted phase-space
                      parametrization, that originally has been introduced in the
                      $\mathtt{STRIPPER}$ framework. In conclusion, we obtain a
                      flexible program that enables fast and numerically stable
                      evaluations of higher-order corrections. The code of
                      $\mathtt{history}$ contains a process-independent
                      implementation of the subtraction scheme that has to be
                      combined with process-specific matrix elements. The current
                      version provides a phenomenological application to Higgs
                      boson production in association with a weak gauge boson in
                      hadron collisions. Thereby, the focus lies on the
                      Drell-Yan-like production mechanism, $pp \to V^\ast \to
                      V\!H$, where $V$ represents either a $W$ or a $Z$ boson, but
                      also the loop-induced gluon-fusion process, which
                      exclusively contributes to $Z\!H$ production, is included at
                      $\mathcal{O}(\alpha_s^2)$. Cross-section predictions can be
                      made within the Standard Model and in theories beyond the
                      Standard Model. Particularly, the Two-Higgs-Doublet Model
                      and the B-L Model are accessible. Finally, we validate the
                      correctness of the software with cross-checks against
                      established results within the Standard Model and illustrate
                      first physical applications that are affected by New Physics
                      scenarios to demonstrate the potential of $\mathtt{history}$
                      as a versatile tool for fully-differential cross-section
                      computations with high precision.},
      cin          = {136220 / 130000},
      ddc          = {530},
      cid          = {$I:(DE-82)136220_20140620$ / $I:(DE-82)130000_20140620$},
      pnm          = {GRK 2497 - GRK 2497: Physik der schwersten Teilchen am
                      Large Hadron Collider (400140256) / DFG project 396021762 -
                      TRR 257: Phänomenologische Elementarteilchenphysik nach der
                      Higgs-Entdeckung (396021762)},
      pid          = {G:(GEPRIS)400140256 / G:(GEPRIS)396021762},
      typ          = {PUB:(DE-HGF)11},
      doi          = {10.18154/RWTH-2023-11269},
      url          = {https://publications.rwth-aachen.de/record/974370},
}