Fantômas Unconfined: global QCD fits with Bézier parameterizations
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| author | Kotz, Lucas Courtoy, Aurore Hobbs, T. J. Nadolsky, Pavel Olness, Fredrick Ponce-Chavez, Maximiliano Purohit, Varada |
| author_facet | Kotz, Lucas Courtoy, Aurore Hobbs, T. J. Nadolsky, Pavel Olness, Fredrick Ponce-Chavez, Maximiliano Purohit, Varada |
| contents | Fantômas is a C++ toolkit for exploring the parametrization dependence of parton distribution functions (PDFs) and other correlator functions in quantum chromodynamics (QCD). Fantômas facilitates the generation of adaptable polynomial parametrizations for PDFs, called metamorphs, to find best-fit PDF solutions and quantify the epistemic uncertainty associated with the parametrizations during their fitting. The method employs Bézier curves as universal approximators for a variety of PDF shapes. Integrated into the xFitter framework for the global QCD analysis, Fantômas provides a foundation for general models of PDFs, while reducing the computational time compared to the approaches utilizing traditional polynomial parametrizations as well as providing an interpretable alternative to neural-network-based models. This paper outlines the structure and practical usage of the Fantômas toolkit, including its inputs, outputs, and implementation within xFitter. It also provides a practical example of using Fantômas for uncertainty quantification as well as the combination of PDF fits into a single ensemble. |
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| spellingShingle | Fantômas Unconfined: global QCD fits with Bézier parameterizations Kotz, Lucas Courtoy, Aurore Hobbs, T. J. Nadolsky, Pavel Olness, Fredrick Ponce-Chavez, Maximiliano Purohit, Varada High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Fantômas is a C++ toolkit for exploring the parametrization dependence of parton distribution functions (PDFs) and other correlator functions in quantum chromodynamics (QCD). Fantômas facilitates the generation of adaptable polynomial parametrizations for PDFs, called metamorphs, to find best-fit PDF solutions and quantify the epistemic uncertainty associated with the parametrizations during their fitting. The method employs Bézier curves as universal approximators for a variety of PDF shapes. Integrated into the xFitter framework for the global QCD analysis, Fantômas provides a foundation for general models of PDFs, while reducing the computational time compared to the approaches utilizing traditional polynomial parametrizations as well as providing an interpretable alternative to neural-network-based models. This paper outlines the structure and practical usage of the Fantômas toolkit, including its inputs, outputs, and implementation within xFitter. It also provides a practical example of using Fantômas for uncertainty quantification as well as the combination of PDF fits into a single ensemble. |
| title | Fantômas Unconfined: global QCD fits with Bézier parameterizations |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Phenomenology |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.22969 |