An introduction to Mathematica tools for HEP (2026)

Feb 24, 2026, 3:30 PM → Feb 26, 2026, 7:00 PM Europe/Madrid

Room 16 (2nd floor, central wing) (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Physics Faculty)

Javier Martínez Martín (UCM), Juan J. Sanz Cillero (Universidad Complutense de Madrid & IPARCOS)

 

Dates and schedule:

We will be having various sessions on February: from Tuesday 24th to Thursday 26th, including some breaks and the lunch period.

 

 

This brief course aims to familiarize students (oriented to last-year Bachelor, Master and PhD) with some useful software for the automatization of Feynman diagram calculations. 

 

In particular, the lectures will be focused on a series of HEP packages for Mathematica, with an intended practical hands-on approach. 

 

In the introductory sessions, we will discuss the installation and basic use of,

• FeynRules: implementation of a QFT Lagrangian and Feynman vertex derivation
• FeynArts: calculation of topologies and diagrams
• FeynCalc: formal evaluation of the Feynman diagrams  

 

 

Requirements: it is highly recommended to have some previous knowledge on quantum field theory and particle physics. Likewise, the attendants should be familiar with Mathematica. It is highly recommended to bring a laptop with an active Mathematica installation (version 13.1 preferably). Contact the administrators if you need assistance with anything.

 

 

Requirements: Room 16 (Physics Faculty, 2nd floor, central wing)

 

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Tue, February 24

Introduction: Installation and basics · FeynRules and FeynCalc

Feyn_Installation.pdf

FeynRules_Basic_Use.pdf

HEL.nb

SMEFT.nb

SM.nb

Wed, February 25

FeynArts: basic use

FeynArts_Basic_Use.pdf

Thu, February 26

Introduction to FeynCalc

FeynCalc: hands on

SM_FeynCalc.nb