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

Evolution of Generic Varying-Tension Cosmic Strings in Expanding Spacetimes

This paper extends the study of cosmic strings with time-dependent tensions from analytic to numerical models, demonstrating that their dynamics in an expanding universe are mathematically equivalent to fixed-tension strings in a modified spacetime, and utilizing solvers and machine learning to analyze the evolution of non-circular loops near the Hubble scale.

Hubert Lau Sze Chun, Joseph Conlon2026-08-11
⚛️ phenomenology

Hybrid Type-I and Type-II Leptogenesis in Minimal Renormalizable SO(10)\mathrm{SO}(10)

This paper investigates a hybrid leptogenesis scenario within a minimal renormalizable SO(10) framework where resonant Type-I and Type-II seesaw mechanisms, along with novel loop-induced interference effects, collectively generate the observed baryon asymmetry through a flavor-covariant density-matrix formalism while linking neutrino mass generation to future precision searches for CP violation.

Gayatri Ghosh2026-08-11
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Transport of D0D^0 meson in hadronic matter in the domain of Non-Extensive statistics

This study investigates the transport properties of D0D^0 mesons in a hadronic medium using Tsallis non-extensive statistics, revealing that drag and diffusion coefficients increase with temperature, the non-extensive parameter qq, and mass cutoffs, while the spatial diffusion coefficient decreases with these factors and suggests an upper limit of q≈1.24q \approx 1.24 to remain consistent with AdS/CFT bounds.

Aditya Kumar Singh, Swatantra Kumar Tiwari2026-08-11
⚛️ general relativity

Interior geometry of black holes as a probe of first-order phase transition

This paper proposes that the near-singularity geometry of scalarized AdS black holes, specifically the behavior of the Kasner exponent ptp_t, serves as a novel and sharp diagnostic tool for identifying first-order phase transitions and supercritical crossovers, revealing how macroscopic thermodynamic changes fundamentally reshape the deepest interior structure of spacetime.

Zi-Qiang Zhao, Zhang-Yu Nie, Shao-Wen Wei, Jing-Fei Zhang, Xin Zhang2026-08-11
⚛️ high-energy theory

Cosmic birefringence from a joint analysis of ACT and Planck

This paper presents a joint analysis of ACT and Planck polarization data that reveals a statistically significant non-zero cosmic birefringence angle (β=0.277∘±0.057∘\beta = 0.277^{\circ} \pm 0.057^{\circ}), suggesting potential new physics beyond the standard Λ\LambdaCDM model, although unresolved systematics warrant further investigation before definitive cosmological conclusions can be drawn.

Johannes R. Eskilt2026-08-11
⚛️ high-energy theory

Chiral Doubling of Heavy-Light Hadrons and the New Beauty--Strange Bs0∗(5700)0B_{s0}^*(5700)^0 Candidate

This paper interprets the LHCb observation of the Bs0∗(5700)0B_{s0}^*(5700)^0 meson as the chiral partner of the ground state Bs0B_s^0, thereby validating the chiral doubling scenario for heavy-light hadrons and predicting the existence of a yet-unobserved narrow 1+1^+ beauty-strange meson at approximately 5747 MeV.

Maciej A. Nowak, Ismail Zahed2026-08-11