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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Symmetric Mass Generation in a Bilayer Honeycomb Lattice with SU(2)×SU(2)×SU(2)/Z2\mathrm{SU}(2)\times\mathrm{SU}(2)\times\mathrm{SU}(2)/\mathbb{Z}_2 Symmetry

This study provides numerically exact evidence from large-scale quantum Monte Carlo simulations that a bilayer honeycomb lattice model with SU(2)×SU(2)×SU(2)/Z2\mathrm{SU}(2)\times\mathrm{SU}(2)\times\mathrm{SU}(2)/\mathbb{Z}_2 symmetry undergoes a direct symmetric mass generation transition at a critical coupling, characterized by a distinct universality class and the absence of symmetry breaking or topological order.

Cheng-Hao He, Yi-Zhuang You, Xiao Yan Xu2026-03-20⚛️ hep-lat

ΞbΞ\Xi_b \to \Xi form factors from lattice QCD and Standard-Model predictions for ΞbΞμ+μ\Xi_b \to \Xi \mu^+\mu^- and ΞbΞγ\Xi_b \to \Xi \gamma decays

This paper presents the first lattice QCD calculation of ΞbΞ\Xi_b \to \Xi form factors using 2+1 flavor domain-wall fermions and an anisotropic clover action for the bottom quark, which are then utilized to provide Standard-Model predictions for the branching fractions and angular observables of the rare decays ΞbΞγ\Xi_b^- \to \Xi^- \gamma and ΞbΞμ+μ\Xi_b^- \to \Xi^- \mu^+\mu^-.

Callum Farrell, Stefan Meinel2026-03-20⚛️ hep-lat

The smeared RR-ratio in isoQCD from first-principles lattice simulations

This paper presents improved first-principles lattice QCD results for the smeared RR-ratio in isoQCD, utilizing enhanced ETMC correlation functions and the Hansen-Lupo-Tantalo method to achieve high-precision determinations with Gaussian kernel widths down to σ200\sigma \sim 200 MeV.

Francesca Margari, Simone Bacchio, Alessandro De Santis, Antonio Evangelista, Roberto Frezzotti, Giuseppe Gagliardi, Marco Garofalo, Francesco Sanfilippo, Nazario Tantalo2026-03-20⚛️ hep-lat

The impact of prescriptions in phenomenological extractions of Transverse Momentum Dependent distributions

This paper demonstrates that the choice of bb_* prescription in the Collins-Soper-Sterman framework introduces a significant intrinsic theoretical uncertainty in Transverse Momentum Dependent distribution extractions, yielding consistent results for low-energy data but causing substantial discrepancies in intermediate-to-high energy predictions.

Matteo Cerutti, Andrea Simonelli2026-03-20⚛️ hep-lat