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.

Deeply virtual pion production through two-loop order

This paper presents the first calculation of next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO) QCD radiative corrections for deeply virtual pion production, demonstrating that these two-loop corrections substantially improve the agreement between perturbative QCD predictions and experimental data from JLab while also refining theoretical descriptions of transverse single-spin asymmetries for future facilities like the EIC and EicC.

Wen Chen, Feng Feng, Yu Jia, Qing-Tao Song, Guang Tang, Zhe-Yu Wang2026-05-01⚛️ hep-lat

Semileptonic weak Hamiltonian to O(ααs(μLattice))\mathcal{O}(\alpha \alpha_s(\mu_{\mathrm{Lattice}})) in momentum-space subtraction schemes

This paper calculates the O(ααs)\mathcal{O}(\alpha\alpha_s) perturbative conversion between the MSˉ\bar{\rm MS} scheme and momentum-space subtraction schemes for semileptonic weak Hamiltonians, demonstrating how judicious choices of projectors eliminate artificial scale dependence caused by Ward identity violations and yield Wilson coefficients with significantly reduced renormalization scale sensitivity.

M. Gorbahn, S. Jäger, F. Moretti, E. van der Merwe2026-04-30⚛️ hep-lat

Equal Majorana Phases from a Minimal and Predictive Neutrino Texture

This paper proposes a minimal Majorana neutrino mass matrix texture realized via a hybrid Type-I and Type-II seesaw mechanism under an extended SU(2)LU(1)YA4Z10Z7SU(2)_L \otimes U(1)_Y \otimes A_4 \otimes Z_{10} \otimes Z_{7} symmetry, which predicts equal Majorana phases, favors normal mass hierarchy, and forbids a vanishing reactor mixing angle within a partial tri-bimaximal mixing framework.

Sagar Tirtha Goswami, Pralay Chakraborty, Subhankar Roy2026-04-30⚛️ hep-ph

Weak nuclear decays deep-underground as a probe of axion dark matter

This paper proposes using time modulation in weak nuclear decays as a probe for axion dark matter, deriving a theoretical framework to predict such variations, constraining axion parameters using existing Gran Sasso data on 40^{40}K and 137^{137}Cs, and suggesting a new electron capture measurement to extend sensitivity to higher axion masses.

Jorge Alda, Carlo Broggini, Giuseppe Di Carlo, Luca Di Luzio, Denise Piatti, Stefano Rigolin, Claudio Toni2026-04-30⚛️ nucl-ex

Combination and interpretation of differential Higgs boson production cross sections in proton-proton collisions at s\sqrt{s} = 13 TeV

This paper presents a combined analysis of differential Higgs boson production cross sections across four decay channels (γγ\gamma\gamma, ZZ()^{(*)}, WW()^{(*)}, and ττ\tau\tau) using 138 fb1^{-1} of 13 TeV proton-proton collision data from the CMS detector, yielding a total production cross section consistent with Standard Model predictions and providing constraints on Higgs couplings within the κ\kappa-framework and effective field theory.

CMS Collaboration2026-04-30⚛️ hep-ex

The shape of differential radial flow v0(pT)v_0(p_T), not its zero-crossing, carries physical information

This paper demonstrates that while global multiplicity fluctuations introduce a constant vertical offset in the differential radial flow observable v0(pT)v_0(p_T), only the shape of this distribution (or its derivative) contains genuine physical information about radial-flow dynamics, rendering its zero-crossing point physically insignificant.

Somadutta Bhatta, Aman Dimri, Jiangyong Jia2026-04-30⚛️ nucl-ex