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.

The effect of the two-loop SMEFT RGEs at future colliders

This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the impact of newly computed two-loop SMEFT Renormalisation Group Equations on future collider phenomenology, demonstrating through both bottom-up global fits and top-down model matching that these higher-order corrections induce non-negligible effects, particularly for specific operators and model couplings, thereby altering sensitivity predictions for the HL-LHC and FCC-ee.

Luca Mantani, Pablo Olgoso, Alejo N. Rossia2026-04-21⚛️ hep-ph

DMRadio-Core: A new approach for GUT-scale axion searches

The paper proposes DMRadio-Core, a novel experimental design utilizing a segmented solenoid and external LC resonators to significantly reduce the required magnetic energy while maintaining sensitivity, thereby enabling a near-term search for GUT-scale QCD axions in the 30–200 MHz range with a scalable path to lower frequencies.

V. Ankel, C. Bartram, J. Begin, C. Bell, S. Chaudhuri, H. -M. Cho, J. Corbin, W. Craddock, S. Cuadra, A. Droster, J. Echevers, E. Engelhardt, J. T. Fry, K. D. Irwin, A. Keller, R. Kolevatov, A. Kunder (…)2026-04-21⚛️ hep-ex

Four-loop QCD mixing of current-current operators

This paper presents the first fully analytic calculation of the four-loop (NNNLO) anomalous dimensions for ΔS=1|\Delta S|=1 current-current operators in QCD, providing a crucial step toward a complete four-loop determination of indirect CP violation in the neutral kaon system (ϵK\epsilon_K) and offering results adaptable to various operator bases including the standard one used in BB physics.

Joachim Brod, Emmanuel Stamou, Tom Steudtner2026-04-21⚛️ hep-ph

Testing α\alpha-attractor P-model of inflation by Cosmic Microwave Background radiation

This paper demonstrates that the polynomial class of α\alpha-attractor inflation models (P-models) is consistent with current Cosmic Microwave Background data from Planck and ACT, provided that reheating dynamics are accounted for to constrain the scalar spectral index and tensor-to-scalar ratio within narrow, model-dependent ranges.

Michał Marciniak, Marek Olechowski, Stefan Pokorski2026-04-21⚛️ hep-ph