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An elementary introduction is given to the principles of Monte Carlo integration, with emphasis on the calculation of cross sections in particle phenomenology. After a short description of the unitary-algorithm formalism, two Monte Carlo phase-space sampling algorithms are discussed in some detail. The first, RAMBO, samples the complete n-particle phase space for massless particles in the optimal uniform manner, while the second, SARGE, gives an essentially almost optimal sampling of the phase-space structure associated with so-called QCD antennae.
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Kleiss, R. (2000). Phase Space Monte Carlo. In: Kittel, W., Mulders, P.J., Scholten, O. (eds) Particle Production Spanning MeV and TeV Energies. NATO Science Series, vol 554. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4126-0_10
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