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made external fermions branch-free in helicity, no discernible perfor…
zeniheisser Jul 16, 2026
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squashed implementation of branch-free helicities in external partons
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163 changes: 50 additions & 113 deletions epochX/cudacpp/CODEGEN/PLUGIN/CUDACPP_SA_OUTPUT/aloha/template_files/gpu/helas.h
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! Copyright (C) 2010 The MadGraph5_aMC@NLO development team and contributors.
! Created by: J. Alwall (Sep 2010) for the MG5aMC CPP backend.
!==========================================================================
! Copyright (C) 2020-2024 CERN and UCLouvain.
! Copyright (C) 2020-2026 CERN and UCLouvain.
! Licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 3 or later).
! Modified by: O. Mattelaer (Mar 2020) for the MG5aMC CUDACPP plugin.
! Further modified by: O. Mattelaer, A. Valassi (2020-2024) for the MG5aMC CUDACPP plugin.
! Further modified by: O. Mattelaer, A. Valassi, Z. Wettersten (2020-2026) for the MG5aMC CUDACPP plugin.
!==========================================================================
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

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fi[0] = cxmake( -pvec0 * (fptype)nsf, -pvec3 * (fptype)nsf );
fi[1] = cxmake( -pvec1 * (fptype)nsf, -pvec2 * (fptype)nsf );
const int nh = nhel * nsf;
const int ip = ( 1 + nh ) / 2; // NB: same as in Fortran pp==0, differs from Fortran pp>0, which is (3+nh)/2 because omega(2) has indexes 1,2
const int im = ( 1 - nh ) / 2; // NB: same as in Fortran pp==0, differs from Fortran pp>0, which is (3-nh)/2 because omega(2) has indexes 1,2
if( fmass != 0. )
{
#ifndef MGONGPU_CPPSIMD
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// In C++ ixxxxx, use a single ip/im numbering that is valid both for pp==0 and pp>0, which have two numbering schemes in Fortran ixxxxx:
// for pp==0, Fortran sqm(0:1) has indexes 0,1 as in C++; but for Fortran pp>0, omega(2) has indexes 1,2 and not 0,1
// NB: this is only possible in ixxxx, but in oxxxxx two different numbering schemes must be used
const int ip = ( 1 + nh ) / 2; // NB: same as in Fortran pp==0, differs from Fortran pp>0, which is (3+nh)/2 because omega(2) has indexes 1,2
const int im = ( 1 - nh ) / 2; // NB: same as in Fortran pp==0, differs from Fortran pp>0, which is (3-nh)/2 because omega(2) has indexes 1,2
#ifndef MGONGPU_CPPSIMD
if( pp == 0. )
{
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const cxtype_sv chi[2] = { cxmake( sqp0p3, 0. ),
( sqp0p3 == 0. ? cxmake( -(fptype)nhel * fpsqrt( 2. * pvec0 ), 0. ) : cxmake( (fptype)nh * pvec1, pvec2 ) / sqp0p3 ) };
#endif
if( nh == 1 )
{
fi[2] = cxzero_sv();
fi[3] = cxzero_sv();
fi[4] = chi[0];
fi[5] = chi[1];
}
else
{
fi[2] = chi[1];
fi[3] = chi[0];
fi[4] = cxzero_sv();
fi[5] = cxzero_sv();
}
fi[2] = (fptype)im * chi[1];
fi[3] = (fptype)im * chi[0];
fi[4] = (fptype)ip * chi[0];
fi[5] = (fptype)ip * chi[1];
}
mgDebug( 1, __FUNCTION__ );
return;
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fi[0] = cxmake( -pvec3 * (fptype)nsf, -pvec3 * (fptype)nsf );
fi[1] = cxzero_sv();
const int nh = nhel * nsf;
const int ip = ( 1 + nh ) / 2;
const int im = ( 1 - nh ) / 2;
const cxtype_sv sqp0p3 = cxmake( fpsqrt( 2. * pvec3 ) * (fptype)nsf, 0. );
fi[2] = fi[1];
if( nh == 1 )
{
fi[3] = fi[1];
fi[4] = sqp0p3;
}
else
{
fi[3] = sqp0p3;
fi[4] = fi[1];
}
fi[3] = (fptype)ip * fi[1] + (fptype)im * sqp0p3;
fi[4] = (fptype)im * fi[1] + (fptype)ip * sqp0p3;
fi[5] = fi[1];
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This does not seem to be right (even though we never exercise this function).

mgDebug( 1, __FUNCTION__ );
return;
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fi[0] = cxmake( pvec3 * (fptype)nsf, -pvec3 * (fptype)nsf );
fi[1] = cxzero_sv();
const int nh = nhel * nsf;
const int ip = ( 1 + nh ) / 2;
const int im = ( 1 - nh ) / 2;
const cxtype_sv chi = cxmake( -(fptype)nhel * fpsqrt( -2. * pvec3 ), 0. );
fi[3] = cxzero_sv();
fi[4] = cxzero_sv();
if( nh == 1 )
{
fi[2] = cxzero_sv();
fi[5] = chi;
}
else
{
fi[2] = chi;
fi[5] = cxzero_sv();
}
fi[2] = (fptype)im * chi;
fi[5] = (fptype)ip * chi;
mgDebug( 1, __FUNCTION__ );
return;
}
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fi[0] = cxmake( -pvec0 * (fptype)nsf, -pvec3 * (fptype)nsf ); // AV: BUG FIX
fi[1] = cxmake( -pvec1 * (fptype)nsf, -pvec2 * (fptype)nsf ); // AV: BUG FIX
const int nh = nhel * nsf;
const int ip = ( 1 + nh ) / 2;
const int im = ( 1 - nh ) / 2;
//const float sqp0p3 = sqrtf( pvec0 + pvec3 ) * nsf; // AV: why force a float here?
const fptype_sv sqp0p3 = fpsqrt( pvec0 + pvec3 ) * (fptype)nsf;
const cxtype_sv chi0 = cxmake( sqp0p3, 0. );
const cxtype_sv chi1 = cxmake( (fptype)nh * pvec1 / sqp0p3, pvec2 / sqp0p3 );
if( nh == 1 )
{
fi[2] = cxzero_sv();
fi[3] = cxzero_sv();
fi[4] = chi0;
fi[5] = chi1;
}
else
{
fi[2] = chi1;
fi[3] = chi0;
fi[4] = cxzero_sv();
fi[5] = cxzero_sv();
}
fi[2] = (fptype)im * chi1;
fi[3] = (fptype)im * chi0;
fi[4] = (fptype)ip * chi0;
fi[5] = (fptype)ip * chi1;
mgDebug( 1, __FUNCTION__ );
return;
}
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fo[0] = cxmake( pvec0 * (fptype)nsf, pvec3 * (fptype)nsf );
fo[1] = cxmake( pvec1 * (fptype)nsf, pvec2 * (fptype)nsf );
const int nh = nhel * nsf;
const int ip = ( 1 + nh ) / 2; // NB: Fortran is (3+nh)/2 because omega(2) has indexes 1,2 and not 0,1
const int im = ( 1 - nh ) / 2; // NB: Fortran is (3-nh)/2 because omega(2) has indexes 1,2 and not 0,1
if( fmass != 0. )
{
#ifndef MGONGPU_CPPSIMD
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fptype sqm[2] = { fpsqrt( std::abs( fmass ) ), 0. }; // possibility of negative fermion masses
//sqm[1] = ( fmass < 0. ? -abs( sqm[0] ) : abs( sqm[0] ) ); // AV: why abs here?
sqm[1] = ( fmass < 0. ? -sqm[0] : sqm[0] ); // AV: removed an abs here
const int ip = -( ( 1 - nh ) / 2 ) * nhel; // NB: Fortran sqm(0:1) also has indexes 0,1 as in C++
const int im = ( 1 + nh ) / 2 * nhel; // NB: Fortran sqm(0:1) also has indexes 0,1 as in C++
fo[2] = cxmake( im * sqm[std::abs( ip )], 0 );
fo[3] = cxmake( ip * nsf * sqm[std::abs( ip )], 0 );
fo[4] = cxmake( im * nsf * sqm[std::abs( im )], 0 );
fo[5] = cxmake( ip * sqm[std::abs( im )], 0 );
const int ipp = -im * nhel; // NB: Fortran sqm(0:1) also has indexes 0,1 as in C++
const int imp = ip * nhel; // NB: Fortran sqm(0:1) also has indexes 0,1 as in C++
fo[2] = cxmake( imp * sqm[std::abs( ipp )], 0 );
fo[3] = cxmake( ipp * nsf * sqm[std::abs( ipp )], 0 );
fo[4] = cxmake( imp * nsf * sqm[std::abs( imp )], 0 );
fo[5] = cxmake( ipp * sqm[std::abs( imp )], 0 );
}
else
{
const fptype sf[2] = { fptype( 1 + nsf + ( 1 - nsf ) * nh ) * (fptype)0.5,
fptype( 1 + nsf - ( 1 - nsf ) * nh ) * (fptype)0.5 };
fptype omega[2] = { fpsqrt( pvec0 + pp ), 0. };
omega[1] = fmass / omega[0];
const int ip = ( 1 + nh ) / 2; // NB: Fortran is (3+nh)/2 because omega(2) has indexes 1,2 and not 0,1
const int im = ( 1 - nh ) / 2; // NB: Fortran is (3-nh)/2 because omega(2) has indexes 1,2 and not 0,1
const fptype sfomeg[2] = { sf[0] * omega[ip], sf[1] * omega[im] };
const fptype pp3 = fpmax( pp + pvec3, 0. );
const cxtype chi[2] = { cxmake( fpsqrt( pp3 * (fptype)0.5 / pp ), 0. ),
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const cxtype_sv chi[2] = { cxmake( sqp0p3, 0. ),
( sqp0p3 == 0. ? cxmake( -nhel, 0. ) * fpsqrt( 2. * pvec0 ) : cxmake( (fptype)nh * pvec1, -pvec2 ) / sqp0p3 ) };
#endif
if( nh == 1 )
{
fo[2] = chi[0];
fo[3] = chi[1];
fo[4] = cxzero_sv();
fo[5] = cxzero_sv();
}
else
{
fo[2] = cxzero_sv();
fo[3] = cxzero_sv();
fo[4] = chi[1];
fo[5] = chi[0];
}
fo[2] = (fptype)ip * chi[0];
fo[3] = (fptype)ip * chi[1];
fo[4] = (fptype)im * chi[1];
fo[5] = (fptype)im * chi[0];
}
mgDebug( 1, __FUNCTION__ );
return;
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fo[0] = cxmake( pvec3 * (fptype)nsf, pvec3 * (fptype)nsf );
fo[1] = cxzero_sv();
const int nh = nhel * nsf;
const int ip = ( 1 + nh ) / 2;
const int im = ( 1 - nh ) / 2;
const cxtype_sv csqp0p3 = cxmake( fpsqrt( 2. * pvec3 ) * (fptype)nsf, 0. );
fo[3] = cxzero_sv();
fo[4] = cxzero_sv();
if( nh == 1 )
{
fo[2] = csqp0p3;
fo[5] = cxzero_sv();
}
else
{
fo[2] = cxzero_sv();
fo[5] = csqp0p3;
}
fo[2] = (fptype)ip * csqp0p3;
fo[5] = (fptype)im * csqp0p3;
mgDebug( 1, __FUNCTION__ );
return;
}
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fo[0] = cxmake( -pvec3 * (fptype)nsf, pvec3 * (fptype)nsf ); // remember pvec0 == -pvec3
fo[1] = cxzero_sv();
const int nh = nhel * nsf;
const int ip = ( 1 + nh ) / 2;
const int im = ( 1 - nh ) / 2;
const cxtype_sv chi1 = cxmake( -nhel, 0. ) * fpsqrt( -2. * pvec3 );
if( nh == 1 )
{
fo[2] = cxzero_sv();
fo[3] = chi1;
fo[4] = cxzero_sv();
fo[5] = cxzero_sv();
}
else
{
fo[2] = cxzero_sv();
fo[3] = cxzero_sv();
fo[4] = chi1;
//fo[5] = chi1; // AV: BUG!
fo[5] = cxzero_sv(); // AV: BUG FIX
}
fo[2] = cxzero_sv();
fo[3] = (fptype)ip * chi1;
fo[4] = (fptype)im * chi1;
fo[5] = cxzero_sv();
mgDebug( 1, __FUNCTION__ );
return;
}
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fo[0] = cxmake( pvec0 * (fptype)nsf, pvec3 * (fptype)nsf );
fo[1] = cxmake( pvec1 * (fptype)nsf, pvec2 * (fptype)nsf );
const int nh = nhel * nsf;
const int ip = ( 1 + nh ) / 2;
const int im = ( 1 - nh ) / 2;
//const float sqp0p3 = sqrtf( pvec0 + pvec3 ) * nsf; // AV: why force a float here?
const fptype_sv sqp0p3 = fpsqrt( pvec0 + pvec3 ) * (fptype)nsf;
const cxtype_sv chi0 = cxmake( sqp0p3, 0. );
const cxtype_sv chi1 = cxmake( (fptype)nh * pvec1 / sqp0p3, -pvec2 / sqp0p3 );
if( nh == 1 )
{
fo[2] = chi0;
fo[3] = chi1;
fo[4] = cxzero_sv();
fo[5] = cxzero_sv();
}
else
{
fo[2] = cxzero_sv();
fo[3] = cxzero_sv();
fo[4] = chi1;
fo[5] = chi0;
}
fo[2] = (fptype)ip * chi0;
fo[3] = (fptype)ip * chi1;
fo[4] = (fptype)im * chi1;
fo[5] = (fptype)im * chi0;
mgDebug( 1, __FUNCTION__ );
return;
}
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