= '''MC's : event simulation for the LHC ''' at CERN Summer 2013 =

2 lectures on the MC fundamentals for simulating high-energy events at colliders. By Fabio Maltoni 

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=== Lectures ===
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The PDF of the lectures  be found here:

[attachment:maltoni1.pdf MC1: From Lagrangians to Fixed order calculations]

[attachment:maltoni2.pdf MC2: Parton showers]


==== Tests and exercises ====

We provide here complimentary material to the lectures that can used by students to verify their understanding of the basic concepts. 

===== Monte Carlo integration =====

A short introduction to the techniques of Monte Carlo integration. Exercises proposed during lecture are collected in this Mathematica Notebook: [attachment:mc101.nb mc101.nb].

===== LHC Phenomenology =====

   * [wiki:DiscoverTheHiggs SM Higgs discovery at the LHC]: Three important channels
   * [wiki:WarmingUpChallenge Simple Black Boxes]: New gauge bosons