MCnet/Rivet - multiarch Docker images from CI

Description

Rivet is a toolkit for analysing simulated collider events. It reconstructs the main physics processes underlying the many particles in Monte Carlo event graphs, in a way that allows new theories to be easily compared to experimental data. This is a key way in which we test Large Hadron Collider (LHC) data against ever-improving theory models, including proposals of new physics beyond the Standard Model.

Task ideas

This project will improve the Rivet documentation and release system by automating generation and sharing of multi-architecture Docker images from the GitLab continuous integration system, along with updated, automatically generated documentation and web pages.

Expected results and milestones

Familiarise with the Rivet framework;
Familiarise with the Rivet release process, including current CI, documentation, and Docker build scripts;
Migrate Docker build scripts into CI, automating and removing the need for local builds;
Extend Docker builds to multi-architecture images optimised for x86 and Mac M1/2 processors;
Complete web docs migration into CI builds, enabling new website deployment.