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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Strange partner of Tcc+T_{cc}^+ from lattice QCD in D()Ds()D^{(*)}D_s^{(*)} scattering

This lattice QCD study of DDsDD_s^* and DDsDD_s scattering near the ccuˉsˉcc\bar{u}\bar{s} threshold reveals weak meson interactions and finds no evidence for pole structures that would indicate the existence of a strange partner to the Tcc+T_{cc}^+ tetraquark.

Tanishk Shrimal, Sara Collins, Priyajit Jana, M. Padmanath, Sasa Prelovsek2026-03-23⚛️ hep-lat

Analysis of Fully Heavy P(3c2b)P_{(3c2b)} and P(3b2c)P_{(3b2c)} Pentaquark Candidates

This paper employs the QCD sum rule approach with three distinct interpolating currents to predict the masses and current coupling constants of fully heavy pentaquark candidates containing three charm and two bottom quarks (3c2b3c2b) or three bottom and two charm quarks (3b2c3b2c) with spin-parity JP=12J^P=\frac{1}{2}^{-}.

K. Azizi, Y. Sarac, H. Sundu2026-03-23⚛️ hep-ex

Real radiative decays of heavy pseudoscalar mesons

This paper presents an ongoing lattice QCD study of radiative leptonic decays for charged pseudoscalar mesons (DD, DsD_s, BB, and BcB_c) using a single JLQCD ensemble, aiming to reduce theoretical uncertainties in CKM matrix element extraction and provide first-principles form factor estimates.

Teseo San Jose, Yasumichi Aoki, Matteo Di Carlo, Felix Erben, Vera Gülpers, Maxwell T. Hansen, Shoji Hashimoto, Nils Hermansson-Truedsson, Ryan Hill, Takashi Kaneko, Antonin Portelli, Justus Tobias Ts (…)2026-03-23⚛️ 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 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