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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Topological observables and domain wall tension from finite temperature chiral perturbation theory

This paper employs SU(2) chiral perturbation theory with isospin-breaking effects to derive the QCD θ\theta-vacuum solution and compute the temperature dependence of topological observables and domain wall tension up to next-to-leading order, revealing distinct monotonic behaviors for different cumulants and providing crucial theoretical insights for axion physics in hot QCD matter.

Zhen-Yan Lu, Quan Tang, Shu-Peng Wang, Yang Huang, Zhen Zhang, Bonan Zhang2026-03-05⚛️ hep-ph

Impact of Dynamical Charm Quark and Mixed Action Effect on Light Hadron Masses and Decay Constants

This study demonstrates that including a dynamical charm quark and utilizing a mixed action setup yield light hadron properties consistent with standard 2+1 flavor calculations, with the mixed action's discretization errors potentially canceling out to improve continuum extrapolation convergence.

Tong-Wei Lin, Zun-Xian Zhang, Mengchu Cai, Hai-Yang Du, Bolun Hu, Xiangyu Jiang, Xiao-Lan Meng, Ji-Hao Wang, Peng Sun, Yi-Bo Yang, Dian-Jun Zhao2026-03-05🔬 physics

Constrained Symplectic Quantization: Disclosing the Deterministic Framework Behind Quantum Mechanics

This paper introduces Constrained Symplectic Quantization, a holomorphic reformulation of symplectic quantization that imposes constraints on intrinsic time Hamiltonian flow to resolve structural limitations and establish exact equivalence with the Feynman path integral, thereby enabling the accurate numerical sampling of real-time quantum observables as demonstrated on the quantum harmonic oscillator.

Martina Giachello, Francesco Scardino, Giacomo Gradenigo2026-03-05⚛️ hep-th

Exploring TΥΥT_{ΥΥ} tetraquark candidates in a coupled-channels formalism

Using a coupled-channels framework derived from a constituent quark model, this study predicts a rich spectrum of resonant and virtual TbbbˉbˉT_{bb\bar{b}\bar{b}} tetraquark candidates exhibiting heavy-quark spin symmetry multiplets, with specific guidance provided for their experimental detection through characteristic decay patterns and widths.

P. G. Ortega, D. R. Entem, F. Fernandez, J. Segovia2026-03-05⚛️ hep-ph

Scattering Processes from Quantum Simulation Algorithms for Scalar Field Theories

This paper presents optimized quantum simulation algorithms for scalar field theories using finite volume approaches and various fault-tolerant techniques, demonstrating that physically meaningful scattering process simulations are feasible with approximately 4 million physical qubits and 101210^{12} T-gates, placing them within the reach of near-term quantum hardware capabilities comparable to leading chemistry simulations.

Andrew Hardy, Priyanka Mukhopadhyay, M. Sohaib Alam, Robert Konik, Layla Hormozi, Eleanor Rieffel, Stuart Hadfield, João Barata, Raju Venugopalan, Dmitri E. Kharzeev, Nathan Wiebe2026-03-04⚛️ quant-ph