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.

⚛️ phenomenology

Revisiting Quark-Lepton Complementarity in the Precision Neutrino Era

Using updated 2026 quark-mixing data and NuFIT 6.1 oscillation likelihoods, this study revisits quark-lepton complementarity to demonstrate that while the specific 2016 atmospheric-angle prediction is disfavored, the broader quark-lepton correlation structure remains robust and persistent, with approximately 72% of the ensemble favoring a tribimaximal over a bimaximal texture.

Gazal Sharma, Gaurav Katoch2026-08-20
⚛️ phenomenology

Multi-scattering processes and spectral properties of low-energy QCD

This paper computes quark and meson spectral functions in low-energy two-flavour QCD by employing the spectral functional renormalisation group in Minkowski space to incorporate all-order pion and scalar σ\sigma-mode scatterings and decays through a self-consistent treatment of scattering tails and momentum-dependent resummation of the four-meson vertex.

Konrad Kockler, Jan M. Pawlowski, Franz R. Sattler, Ruwen Schulz, Jonas Wessely2026-08-20
⚛️ phenomenology

Direct detection of electromagnetically interacting ultraheavy dark matter

This paper derives comprehensive constraints and future sensitivity projections for photon-mediated interactions of ultraheavy dark matter (up to ∼1017\sim 10^{17} GeV) across multiple direct detection experiments, with a specific focus on establishing new sensitivity ceilings for millicharged dark matter that close significant gaps between existing direct detection and neutrino experiment limits.

Jason Kumar, Biprajit Mondal, Girish Muralidhara, Nirmal Raj2026-08-19
⚛️ nuclear theory

Shedding Light on (Anti-)nuclei Production with Pion-Nucleus Femtoscopy

This paper demonstrates that pion-catalyzed reactions, rather than nucleon coalescence or statistical hadronization, are the dominant mechanism for light (anti-)nuclei production in high-energy collisions, as evidenced by a relativistic kinetic model that successfully reproduces experimental pion-nucleus femtoscopic correlation data while other models fail.

Li-Yuan Zhang, Ze-Hua Zhang, Che Ming Ko, Yu-Gang Ma, Qi-Ye Shou, Kai-Jia Sun, Zhan-Duo Tang, Rui Wang, Song Zhang2026-08-19
⚛️ high-energy experiments

CP Violation in Charmed Meson Decays into Final States with η′\eta'

This paper derives Standard Model predictions for CP asymmetries in singly-Cabibbo suppressed D→Pη′D \to P\eta' decays using approximate SU(3)FSU(3)_F symmetry with first-order breaking effects, establishing correlations between specific decay modes to guide future experimental tests and the extraction of key theoretical parameters.

Carolina Bolognani, Ulrich Nierste, Stefan Schacht, K. Keri Vos2026-08-19
⚛️ phenomenology

Sensitivity of the Hongmeng 21cm experiment to scattering dark matter

The paper demonstrates that the upcoming Moon-orbiting Hongmeng satellite experiment can significantly tighten current constraints on the dark matter-baryon scattering cross-section by a factor of 39 over a five-year mission, or by a factor of 4 within just one month, by leveraging its ability to measure the global 21cm signal in the redshift range of 11–46 while minimizing terrestrial interference.

Junsong Cang, Yu Gao, Yin-Zhe Ma2026-08-19
⚛️ lattice

Study of B→K0∗(1430) ℓ+ℓ−B \to K_0^*(1430)\,\ell^+ \ell^- decay in the standard model and scalar leptoquark scenario

This paper investigates the rare decay B→K0∗(1430) ℓ+ℓ−B \to K_0^*(1430)\,\ell^+ \ell^- within both the Standard Model and scalar leptoquark scenarios, providing theoretical predictions for key observables to guide future experimental searches for new physics at Belle II and LHCb.

M. Dadashzadeh, K. Azizi2026-08-19