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.

W-boson helicity fractions in top decay as probes of dimension-6 and dimension-8 SMEFT operators

This paper presents a combined analysis of dimension-6 and dimension-8 SMEFT operators using W-boson helicity fractions in top-quark decays, demonstrating that including dimension-8 contributions significantly alters the constraints on dimension-6 coefficients due to non-trivial correlations and the necessity of a consistent EFT expansion treatment.

Afsaneh Kianfar, Gholamhossein Haghighat, Mojtaba Mohammadi Najafabadi2026-05-04⚛️ hep-ph