POPxf: An Exchange Format for Polynomial Observable Predictions
Authors
Ilaria Brivio
Ken Mimasu
Peter Stangl
Anke Biekötter
Ana R. Cueto Gómez
Charlotte Knight
Luca Mantani
Eleonora Rossi
Alejo N. Rossia
Aleks Smolkovič
Abstract
We introduce the Polynomial Observable Prediction Exchange Format, POPxf, a structured, machine-readable data format for the publication and exchange of semi-analytical theoretical predictions in high energy physics. The format is designed to encode observables that can be expressed in terms of polynomials in model parameters, with particular emphasis on Effective Field Theory applications. All relevant assumptions and metadata are recorded explicitly, and the treatment of uncertainties and correlations is flexible enough to capture parameter-dependent effects. The format aims to improve reproducibility, facilitate global fits and reinterpretations, and streamline the use of theoretical predictions across the particle physics community.
