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

M1 Radiative Transitions in the BcB_c System after the Bc∗(1S)B_c^\ast(1S) Observation: Radial-Node Cancellation and Quark-Line Filtering

Following the ATLAS observation of the Bc∗(1S)B_c^*(1S) meson, this study utilizes relativistic Salpeter wave functions to calculate M1 radiative transition widths in the BcB_c system, revealing that hindered 2S→1S2S \to 1S amplitudes arise from significant radial-node cancellations and that the suppressed bb-quark emission in crossed hindered channels results from enhanced internal cancellation rather than a smaller intrinsic contribution.

Bing-Dong Wan2026-10-02
⚛️ phenomenology

Dark-State Interference in an Effective Confined Three-Level Color System

This paper presents a QCD-inspired effective model demonstrating that dark-state interference, analogous to electromagnetically induced transparency in quantum optics, can suppress the steady-state chromoelectric susceptibility in a confined three-level color system by decoupling low-energy quark-antiquark states from a hybrid state under two-photon resonance conditions.

S. D. Campos (Federal University of São Carlos)2026-10-02
⚛️ lattice

Fractional anomalous determinants and the chiral phase transition

This paper proposes a "beyond Landau" syncretic model where the topological charge becomes fractional below the chiral phase transition, leading to fractional powers of the anomalous determinant in the effective Lagrangian and predicting a generically second-order chiral phase transition that can be tested via lattice QCD measurements of meson propagators and quark condensates.

Robert D. Pisarski2026-10-02✓ Author reviewed ⓘ
⚛️ lattice

Glueballs and fractional anomalous determinants at nonzero θ\theta, and the decays of the X(2370)

This paper presents a model using fractional anomalous determinants to describe trace and axial anomalies in SU(3)SU(3) gauge theory at nonzero θ\theta, successfully reproducing lattice results for vacuum energy and glueball masses while explaining the observed three-pseudoscalar decay channels of the X(2370)X(2370) candidate.

Francesco Giacosa, Shahriyar Jafarzade, Győző Kovács, Péter Kovács, Robert D. Pisarski, Fabian Rennecke2026-10-02✓ Author reviewed ⓘ
🔢 mathematics

Gaugino condensates in N=1\mathcal{N}=1 super-Yang-Mills Theory on Eguchi-Hanson space

This paper investigates gaugino condensates in N=1\mathcal{N}=1 SU(N)SU(N) super-Yang-Mills theory on Eguchi-Hanson space using instanton methods, demonstrating how fractional topological charge and boundary spectral asymmetry modify the calculus to yield specific condensate values that reproduce flat-space results for SU(2)SU(2) while revealing distinct non-perturbative structures for higher-rank groups.

Mohamed M. Anber2026-10-02