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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Finite-temperature Yang-Mills theories with the density of states method: towards the continuum limit

This paper utilizes the density of states method in lattice field theory to characterize the first-order confinement/deconfinement phase transition in finite-temperature $Sp(4)$ Yang-Mills theory, demonstrating the persistence of non-perturbative phenomena and establishing critical parameters for future continuum limit extrapolations relevant to gravitational wave predictions.

Ed Bennett, Biagio Lucini, David Mason, Maurizio Piai, Enrico Rinaldi, Davide Vadacchino, Fabian Zierler2026-04-10⚛️ hep-lat

Observation of glueball excitations and string breaking in a 2+12+1D Z2\mathbb{Z}_2 lattice gauge theory on a trapped-ion quantum computer

Researchers utilized a 56-qubit trapped-ion quantum computer to digitally simulate a 2+1D Z2\mathbb{Z}_2 lattice gauge theory, successfully observing real-time nonperturbative phenomena such as glueball-like excitations and multi-order string breaking, thereby demonstrating genuine higher-dimensional confinement dynamics.

Kaidi Xu, Umberto Borla, Kevin Hemery, Rohan Joshi, Henrik Dreyer, Enrico Rinaldi, Jad C. Halimeh2026-04-10⚛️ hep-lat

Observation of genuine 2+12+1D string dynamics in a U(1)(1) lattice gauge theory with a tunable plaquette term on a trapped-ion quantum computer

This paper reports the first experimental observation of genuine 2+12+1D string dynamics on a trapped-ion quantum computer, demonstrating that a tunable plaquette term is essential for enabling dynamical gauge fields, photon-like propagation, and the spread of matter creation across a two-dimensional lattice.

Rohan Joshi, Yizhuo Tian, Kevin Hemery, N. S. Srivatsa, Jesse J. Osborne, Henrik Dreyer, Enrico Rinaldi, Jad C. Halimeh2026-04-10⚛️ quant-ph

Lattice determination of the higher-order hadronic vacuum polarization contribution to the muon g2g-2

This paper presents the first sub-percent precision lattice QCD calculation of the next-to-leading order hadronic vacuum polarization contribution to the muon anomalous magnetic moment, yielding a result that is twice as precise as the 2025 White Paper estimate and exhibits a 4.6σ\sigma tension with data-driven evaluations based on pre-CMD-3 hadronic cross-section measurements.

Arnau Beltran, Alessandro Conigli, Simon Kuberski, Harvey B. Meyer, Konstantin Ottnad, Hartmut Wittig2026-04-10⚛️ hep-lat

Quantum Ising Model on (2+1)(2+1)-Dimensional Anti$-$de Sitter Space using Tensor Networks

This paper investigates the quantum Ising model on (2+1)-dimensional anti-de Sitter space using tensor networks to map its phase diagram, characterize boundary correlation scaling and entanglement entropy consistent with holography, and analyze scrambling behavior via out-of-time-ordered correlators.

Abhishek Samlodia, Simon Catterall, Alexander F. Kemper, Yannick Meurice, Goksu Can Toga2026-04-09⚛️ hep-lat

Nucleon axial-vector form factor and radius from radiatively-corrected antineutrino scattering data

This paper applies radiative corrections to recent MINERvA antineutrino-hydrogen scattering data to extract the nucleon axial-vector form factor and radius, thereby enabling more precise comparisons with lattice QCD predictions and reducing uncertainties in neutrino interaction modeling.

Oleksandr Tomalak, Aaron S. Meyer, Clarence Wret, Tejin Cai, Richard J. Hill, Kevin S. McFarland2026-04-09⚛️ nucl-ex