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

Distinguishing Dirac and Majorana Neutrinos: Resonant Spin-Flavor Precession of GeV-Scale Astrophysical Transients

This paper proposes a unified formalism using Resonant Spin-Flavor Precession of GeV-scale neutrinos from solar flares and supernovae to distinguish between Dirac and Majorana neutrinos and probe magnetic moments down to 10−14μB10^{-14} \mu_B, overcoming previous constraints by shifting resonance conditions to regions with specific magnetic field configurations.

D. Delepine, A. Yebra2026-08-05
⚛️ phenomenology

FIMPs in a two-component dark matter model with Z2×Z4Z_2 \times Z_4 symmetry

This paper investigates a two-component dark matter model with Z2×Z4Z_2 \times Z_4 symmetry, demonstrating that the requirement to reproduce the observed relic abundance naturally links a tiny Yukawa coupling to a large symmetry-breaking scale, thereby driving the portal interaction for scalar dark matter production into an ultra-feeble regime dominated by freeze-in dynamics.

XinXin Qi, Hao Sun2026-08-05
⚛️ general relativity

Determination of the Angular Momentum of Radiated Gravitons, Scalars, and Dark Photons from Binary Orbits

Using a field-theoretic approach, this paper demonstrates that compact binaries radiate angular momentum such that each emitted graviton carries approximately 2ℏ2\hbar while scalar and dark photon quanta carry approximately ℏ\hbar, a result that holds for both elliptical and hyperbolic orbits and can be determined from orbital evolution despite the impossibility of a gauge-invariant decomposition into spin and orbital components.

Arpan Hait, Subhendra Mohanty2026-08-05
⚛️ phenomenology

Fermionic Dark Matter in a Scotogenic Model with a Complex Scalar Singlet

This paper investigates the phenomenology of a complex scoto-singlet model that explains radiative neutrino masses and fermionic dark matter, identifying viable parameter spaces near Higgs resonances and coannihilation regions that are largely inaccessible to direct detection but potentially probeable via monojet searches and long-lived charged scalar signatures at colliders.

Gustavo Ardila-Tafurth, Andrés Flórez, Victor Martín-Lozano, Avelino Vicente2026-08-05
🔭 astrophysics

Kick Velocities and Mass Function of Free-Floating Planets from Dynamical Ejection in Hierarchical Three-Body Systems

This paper uses direct N-body simulations and a semi-analytic framework to demonstrate that while the mass of ejected free-floating planets has negligible impact on their velocities, the mass and eccentricity of the giant perturber critically determine the ejection timescale and the high-velocity tail of the distribution, thereby shaping the observable microlensing signatures for upcoming missions like Roman and Euclid.

Hugh Kramer, Stefano Profumo2026-08-05
⚛️ nuclear theory

Critical coupling with zero-mode corrections in discretized light-cone quantized ϕ4\phi^4 theory

This paper presents a method for solving the Discretized Light-Cone Quantization Hamiltonian in 2D ϕ4\phi^4 theory by incorporating perturbative zero-mode corrections, which significantly accelerates numerical convergence and reduces computational costs to achieve a precise critical coupling of 23.10±0.2523.10 \pm 0.25 using a much smaller basis space.

Shreeram Jawadekar, Mamoon A. Sharaf, James P. Vary2026-08-05