Automation of electroweak corrections for LHC processes

Understand

For the Run 2 of the LHC next-to-leading order electroweak corrections will play an important role.

• Even though they are typically moderate at the level of total cross sections they can lead to substantial deviations in the shapes of distributions.
• In particular for new physics searches but also for a precise determination of Standard Model observables their inclusion in the theoretical predictions is mandatory for a reliable estimation of the Standard Model contribution.
• In this article we review the status and recent developments in electroweak calculations and their automation for LHC processes.