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

Deciphering the nature of PψsΣP^{\Sigma}_{\psi s} pentaquarks in the light of their electromagnetic multipole moments

This paper utilizes QCD light-cone sum rules to calculate the electromagnetic multipole moments of Σ\Sigma-type strange hidden-charm pentaquarks, revealing distinct magnetic dipole, electric quadrupole, and magnetic octupole signatures that depend on diquark structure and provide key discriminants to differentiate between compact pentaquark and molecular interpretations.

Ulaş Özdem2026-04-15
⚛️ nuclear theory

Open-flavor threshold effects on quarkonium spectrum in the BOEFT

This paper utilizes Born-Oppenheimer effective field theory (BOEFT) to systematically quantify open-flavor threshold effects on the quarkonium spectrum by solving coupled Schrödinger equations with lattice-constrained static potentials, successfully reproducing experimental data and providing a field-theoretical interpretation of the phenomenological 3P0^3P_0 model's pair-creation constant.

Nora Brambilla, Abhishek Mohapatra, Tommaso Scirpa, Antonio Vairo2026-04-15
⚛️ lattice

Revealing chiral-odd two-meson generalized distribution amplitudes in e−e+→(ππ)(ππ)e^- e^+ \to (\pi \pi) (\pi \pi) reactions

This paper demonstrates that chiral-odd dimeson generalized distribution amplitudes, which encode the spin-orbit correlation in spin-zero mesons, can be experimentally accessed in e−e+→(ππ)(ππ)e^- e^+ \to (\pi \pi)(\pi \pi) reactions through the interference between leading one-photon and two-photon exchange amplitudes, offering a direct path to probe this previously unmeasured sector of meson structure at facilities like BES III.

Shohini Bhattacharya, Renaud Boussarie, Bernard Pire, Lech Szymanowski2026-04-14
⚛️ lattice

Fermion Discretization Effects in the Two-Flavor Lattice Schwinger Model: A Study with Matrix Product States

This study employs Matrix Product States to investigate fermion discretization effects in the two-flavor lattice Schwinger model, demonstrating that twisted mass fermions offer superior convergence to the continuum limit and reduced finite-volume dependence compared to staggered and Wilson formulations, thereby validating their potential for future Hamiltonian simulations of higher-dimensional gauge theories.

Tim Schwägerl, Karl Jansen, Stefan Kühn2026-04-14
⚛️ lattice

Scalable Generative Sampling and Multilevel Estimation for Lattice Field Theories Near Criticality

This paper introduces a multiscale generative sampler that combines conditional Gaussian mixture models and masked continuous normalizing flows to overcome critical slowing down in lattice field theories, achieving significantly reduced autocorrelation times and enabling unbiased Multilevel Monte Carlo variance reduction for the two-dimensional scalar ϕ4\phi^4 theory near criticality.

A. Singha, J. Kauffmann, E. Cellini, K. Jansen, S. Nakajima2026-04-14