Hep-Ph explores the fundamental forces that govern how particles interact and behave at the smallest scales imaginable. This field bridges the gap between theoretical predictions and experimental reality, helping scientists understand the building blocks of our universe without getting lost in complex mathematics. Whether investigating the Higgs boson or searching for new physics beyond current models, these studies push the boundaries of human knowledge about matter and energy.

At Gist.Science, we process every new preprint in this category as soon as it appears on arXiv. We strip away the dense jargon to offer both accessible plain-language explanations and detailed technical summaries, ensuring that groundbreaking research is understandable to everyone from students to seasoned experts. Below are the latest papers in this dynamic field, ready for you to explore with clarity and depth.

Relic gravitational waves from primordial gravitational collapses

This paper presents a hybrid numerical analysis demonstrating that the collision of sound shells generated by large primordial density perturbations produces a stochastic gravitational wave background with detectable signatures for future observatories, offering new constraints on primordial black holes even after they have evaporated.

Xiang-Xi Zeng, Zhuan Ning, Zi-Yan Yuwen, Shao-Jiang Wang, Heling Deng, Rong-Gen Cai2026-04-24⚛️ gr-qc

Distinguishing Neutron Star vs. Low-Mass Black Hole Binaries with Late Inspiral & Postmerger Gravitational Waves $-$ Sensitivity to Transmuted Black Holes and Non-Annihilating Dark Matter

This paper demonstrates that next-generation gravitational wave detectors with enhanced high-frequency sensitivity can distinguish between binary neutron star and low-mass black hole mergers during the late inspiral and postmerger phases, thereby enabling the disentanglement of their respective merger rates and placing constraints on heavy, non-annihilating dark matter interactions that could cause neutron stars to collapse into transmuted black holes.

Sulagna Bhattacharya, Shasvath Kapadia, Basudeb Dasgupta2026-04-24⚛️ hep-ph

Scalar-induced gravitational waves with non-Gaussianity up to all orders

This paper proposes using lattice simulations to directly calculate the energy density spectra of scalar-induced gravitational waves with non-Gaussianity up to all orders, revealing that even modest non-Gaussianity significantly alters ultraviolet behaviors and necessitates careful consideration for future detections and primordial black hole constraints.

Xiang-Xi Zeng, Zhuan Ning, Rong-Gen Cai, Shao-Jiang Wang2026-04-24⚛️ hep-ph