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Torbjörn Sjöstrand

Torbjörn Sjöstrand

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Physics

D-Index
84
Citations
175534
World Ranking
2634
National Ranking
13

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2021 - High Energy and Particle Physics Prize, European Physical Society
  • 2012 - Sakurai Prize, American Physical Society For key ideas leading to the detailed confirmation of the Standard Model of particle physics, enabling high energy experiments to extract precise information about Quantum Chromodynamics, electroweak interactions and possible new physics.

Overview

Torbjörn Sjöstrand is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden and is active in the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Their research output covers multiple interconnected subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Computer Networks and Communications, Artificial Intelligence, and Aerospace Engineering.

Their work encompasses several main topics of study, including:

  • Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
  • High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
  • Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
  • Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Particle Detector Development and Performance
  • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories

Among the recent papers involving Torbjörn Sjöstrand, several publications stand out:

  • "A comprehensive guide to the physics and usage of PYTHIA 8.3", 2022, published in SciPost Physics Codebases
  • "The Forward Physics Facility: Sites, experiments, and physics potential", 2022, published in Physics Reports
  • "50 Years of quantum chromodynamics", 2023, published in The European Physical Journal C
  • "Theory, phenomenology, and experimental avenues for dark showers: a Snowmass 2021 report", 2022, published in VUBIR (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
  • "A comprehensive guide to the physics and usage of PYTHIA 8.3", 2022, published in arXiv (Cornell University)

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Marius Utheim
  • Christian Bierlich
  • Leif Gellersen
  • S. Mrenna
  • Max Fieg

Sjöstrand has published extensively in several venues, with the most frequent publication platforms being:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The European Physical Journal C
  • SciPost Physics Codebases
  • Physics Reports
  • VUBIR (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)

Recognition for their contributions includes prestigious awards such as the High Energy and Particle Physics Prize awarded by the European Physical Society in 2021, and the Sakurai Prize from the American Physical Society in 2012, the latter acknowledging their key ideas leading to detailed confirmation of the Standard Model of particle physics and enabling precise investigations into Quantum Chromodynamics, electroweak interactions, and possible new physics.

Best Publications

  • PYTHIA 6.4 Physics and Manual

    Torbjorn Sjostrand;Stephen Mrenna;Peter Z. Skands

  • Review of Particle Physics

    C. Amsler;M. Doser;M. Antonelli;D. M. Asner

  • Review of Particle Physics

    K. A. Olive;K. Agashe;C. Amsler;M. Antonelli

  • A Brief Introduction to PYTHIA 8.1

    Torbjorn Sjostrand;Torbjorn Sjostrand;Stephen Mrenna;Peter Z. Skands;Peter Z. Skands

  • Review of Particle Physics: Particle data group

    K. Hagiwara;K. Hikasa;K. Nakamura;M. Tanabashi

  • APS : Review of Particle Physics, 2018-2019

    M Tanabashi;P Richardson;A Bettini;A Vogt

  • Review of Particle Physics

    K. Nakamura;K. Hagiwara;K. Hikasa;H. Murayama;H. Murayama;H. Murayama

  • Review of particle physics. Particle Data Group

    S. Eidelman;G. Hohler;R.S. Chivukula;N.P. Tkachenko

  • An Introduction to PYTHIA 8.2

    Torbjorn Sjostrand;Stefan Ask;Jesper Roy Christiansen;Richard Corke

  • Review of Particle Physics, 2002-2003

    O Zenin;Mark A Srednicki;Kirill Slava Lugovsky;Donald E Groom

  • Parton fragmentation and string dynamics

    Bo Andersson;G. Gustafson;Gunnar Ingelman;T. Sjöstrand

  • Review of particle physics. Particle Data Group

    Donald E. Groom;Torbjörn Sjöstrand

  • Oxford University Press : Review of Particle Physics, 2020-2021

    P A Zyla;P Richardson;O Zenin;A Bettini

  • Review of particle properties.

    K. Hagiwara;K. Hikasa;K. Nakamura;M. Tanabashi

  • High-energy-physics event generation with PYTHIA 5.7 and JETSET 7.4

    Torbjörn Sjöstrand

  • Review of Particle Physics (2006)

    W M Yao;P Richardson;Andrew R Liddle;J Womersley

  • High-energy physics event generation with PYTHIA 6.1

    Torbjörn Sjöstrand;Patrik Edén;Christer Friberg;Leif Lönnblad

  • The Lund Monte Carlo for Jet Fragmentation and e+ e- Physics. Jetset Version 6.3: An Update

    Torbjörn Sjöstrand;Mats Bengtsson

  • The Lund Monte Carlo for Jet Fragmentation and e+ e- Physics: Jetset Version 6.2

    Torbjörn Sjöstrand

  • Review of Particle Physics, 2008-2009

    Claude Amsler;P Richardson;O Zenin;L Garren

Frequent Co-Authors

Bryan R. Webber
Bryan R. Webber University of Cambridge
Gavin P. Salam
Gavin P. Salam University of Oxford
Paolo Nason
Paolo Nason National Institute for Nuclear Physics
Hitoshi Murayama
Hitoshi Murayama University of California, Berkeley
Frank Krauss
Frank Krauss Durham University
Paul Langacker
Paul Langacker Institute for Advanced Study
George F. Smoot
George F. Smoot Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
A. D. Martin
A. D. Martin Durham University
Keith A. Olive
Keith A. Olive University of Minnesota
Howard E. Haber
Howard E. Haber University of California, Santa Cruz

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