QCD and High Energy Interactions: Moriond 2015 Theory Summary

Abstract

I will summarise the new theory developments that emerged during the 2015 QCD Moriond conference. I will give my perspective on some of the topics and emphasise what I consider most relevant.

15 pages, 8 figures

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• Higgs boson gluon-fusion production in N3LO QCD
• Explaining $h\to {\mu }^{\pm }{\tau }^{\mp }$, $B\to K^{\ast }{\mu }^{+}{\mu }^{-}$ and $B\to K{\mu }^{+}{\mu }^{-}/B\to K{e}^{+}{e}^{-}$ in a two-Higgs-doublet model with gauged $L_{\mu }-L_{\tau }$
• Addressing the LHC flavour anomalies with horizontal gauge symmetries
• $SU(2)\times U(1)$ gauge invariance and the shape of new physics in rare $B$ decays
• On the impact of power corrections in the prediction of B->K*mu+mu- observables
• Higgs-boson production through gluon fusion at NNLO QCD with parton showers
• GUT-inspired SUSY and the muon g-2 anomaly: prospects for LHC 14 TeV
• Long-range magnetic fields in the ground state of the Standard Model plasma
• Improved Estimates of The $B_{(s)}\to VV$ Decays in Perturbative QCD Approach
• Transverse momentum structure of pair correlations as a signature of collective behavior in small collision systems
• Strong Coupling Expansion for the Conformal Pomeron/Odderon Trajectories
• NLO electroweak automation and precise predictions for W+multijet production at the LHC
• ${\alpha }_s$ determination at NNLO${}^{\star }$+NNLL accuracy from the energy evolution of jet fragmentation functions at low $z$
• Discretization effects in $N_c=2$ QCD and Random Matrix Theory
• Introduction to Heavy Flavours
• Moving Beyond Effective Field Theory in Dark Matter Searches at Colliders