Hep-Lat, short for High Energy Physics – Lattice, explores the fundamental forces of nature by simulating particle interactions on a digital grid. Instead of relying solely on abstract equations, researchers in this field use powerful computers to model how quarks and gluons bind together, offering deep insights into the structure of matter that are often impossible to derive analytically.

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Lattice determination of the neutrino background for J/ψγ+invisibleJ/ψ\rightarrow γ+ \textrm{invisible}

This paper presents the first lattice QCD calculation of the Standard Model branching fraction for the decay J/ψγννˉJ/\psi \to \gamma \nu \bar{\nu}, providing a crucial ab initio benchmark for subtracting the irreducible neutrino background in searches for dark matter via J/ψγ+invisibleJ/\psi \to \gamma + \text{invisible} decays.

Yu Meng, Ning Li, Chuan Liu, Haobo Yan, Ke-Long Zhang, Xue-Ze Zhang2026-07-17
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LQCDMaster: Agentic Scientific Computing for Lattice Quantum Chromodynamics Research

The paper introduces LQCDMaster, an agentic scientific computing system that automates the conversion of natural-language lattice QCD research tasks into executable PyQUDA workflows, significantly reducing implementation time while maintaining numerical precision and enabling the exploration of novel scientific calculations.

Haofei Gao, Tingjia Miao, Wenkai Jin, Muhua Zhang, Hanzhang Wang, Jie Ran, Jinxin Tan, Zhentao Zhang, Bo Tang, Leiyi Li (…)2026-07-17
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Radiative corrections in neutral-current (anti)neutrino elastic scattering at GeV\text{GeV} energies I: Nucleon targets

This paper introduces radiative corrections within an effective field theory framework for neutral-current (anti)neutrino-nucleon elastic scattering at GeV energies, demonstrating that these corrections are comparable in magnitude to strange quark contributions and yield excellent agreement with BNL E734 and MiniBooNE experimental data.

Yi Chen, Oleksandr Tomalak, Bing-Song Zou2026-07-17
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Next-to-next-to-leading order QCD corrections to pion (kaon)-induced exclusive Drell-Yan process

This paper calculates substantial and positive next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO) QCD corrections for pion- and kaon-induced exclusive Drell-Yan processes within the generalized parton distribution framework, establishing the necessity of including these higher-order effects for reliable theoretical predictions to match future J-PARC experimental data.

Yu Jia, Bernard Pire, Qin-Tao Song, Guang Tang, Zhe-Yu Wang2026-07-17
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Examining possible doubly topped baryon configurations

This paper utilizes two-point QCD sum rules to theoretically predict the ground state masses of doubly topped baryon configurations (Ξttu\Xi_{ttu}, Ξttd\Xi_{ttd}, Ωtts\Omega_{tts}, Ωttc\Omega_{ttc}, and Ωttb\Omega_{ttb}), finding them slightly above the sum of their constituent quark masses to provide a reference for future experimental searches at the LHC and FCC.

M. Shekari Tousi, K. Azizi2026-07-16