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.

A new method for estimating unknown one-order higher QCD corrections to the perturbative series using the linear regression through the origin

This paper proposes a novel method using linear regression through the origin on Principle of Maximum Conformality (PMC) scale-invariant series to reliably estimate unknown one-order higher QCD corrections, demonstrating its effectiveness and superior predictive stability through the application to the RτR_\tau ratio.

Zhi-Fei Wu, Xing-Gang Wu, Jiang Yan, Xu-Dong Huang, Jian-Ming Shen2026-04-13⚛️ hep-ph

Interacting Scalar Fields as Dark Energy and Dark Matter in Einstein scalar Gauss Bonnet Gravity

This paper investigates two models of interacting scalar fields in Einstein scalar Gauss-Bonnet gravity as unified dark energy and dark matter candidates, demonstrating that while they align with current supernova data and the Λ\LambdaCDM model, they show a statistically significant preference over Λ\LambdaCDM when incorporating future Roman Space Telescope mock data at higher redshifts.

Saddam Hussain, Simran Arora, Yamuna Rana, Benjamin Rose, Anzhong Wang2026-04-13⚛️ hep-ph

TeV Scale Quark-Lepton Unification

This paper proposes a TeV-scale quark-lepton symmetric Pati-Salam model featuring a softly broken Z2Z_2 symmetry that suppresses tree-level flavor violations, allowing a leptoquark gauge boson to be as light as 1.1 TeV (though LHC constraints on associated ZZ' bosons push the limit to 4.3 TeV) while predicting distinctive signatures like vector-like down-type quarks with baryon number 2/32/3 and specific neutrino mass generation mechanisms.

K. S. Babu, Sumit Biswas, Shaikh Saad2026-04-13⚛️ hep-ph

Neutral and charged pion Form Factors in the intermediate-energy region from double-dilaton HQCD model

Using a double-dilaton Holographic QCD model with a non-perturbative running strong coupling, this study computes neutral and charged pion form factors in the intermediate-energy region to explain experimental deviations from asymptotic behavior and demonstrate that non-perturbative effects persist at higher energy scales than previously thought.

Héctor Cancio, Pere Masjuan2026-04-13⚛️ hep-ph

High-energy Neutrino Predictions for T Coronae Borealis: Probing Particle Acceleration in Novae

This paper presents a comparative analysis of hadronic secondary fluxes from the upcoming T Coronae Borealis outburst, demonstrating that while external shock models yield detectable gamma rays but negligible neutrinos, a magnetic reconnection scenario near the white dwarf surface produces a robust, early-arriving neutrino signal detectable by IceCube and KM3NeT, offering a unique temporal signature to distinguish between particle acceleration mechanisms.

Prantik Sarmah, Sovan Chakraborty, Xilu Wang2026-04-13⚛️ hep-ph

Fully-strange tetraquarks: fall-apart decays and experimental candidates

This paper presents a systematic analysis of fall-apart decays for fully-strange tetraquark states, suggesting that most have narrow widths and proposing that the newly observed X(2300)X(2300) and X(2500)X(2500) resonances correspond to specific low-lying 1S1S-wave and 1P1P-wave tetraquark candidates, respectively, which can be further investigated through their dominant decay channels.

Feng-Xiao Liu, Xian-Hui Zhong, Qiang Zhao2026-04-13⚛️ hep-ph

Physical implications of a double right-handed gauge symmetry

This paper proposes a novel Standard Model extension based on a double right-handed U(1)U(1) gauge symmetry that naturally explains fermion mass hierarchies through distinct tree-level and radiative generation mechanisms, accounts for neutrino mass patterns via combined seesaw processes, and provides a viable scalar singlet dark matter candidate consistent with experimental constraints and collider prospects.

Duong Van Loi, A. E. Cárcamo Hernández, N. T. Duy, D. T. Binh, Cao H. Nam2026-04-13⚛️ hep-ph