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 Standard Model partial unification scale as a guide to new physics model building

This paper proposes a general parametrization for new physics corrections to gauge couplings, demonstrating that full unification typically occurs near the Standard Model's partial unification scale unless corrections are highly asymmetric, while also revealing a phenomenologically significant possibility for unification at approximately 100 TeV via string-inspired corrections.

Isabella Masina, Mariano Quiros2026-04-07⚛️ hep-ph

Bridging the divide: axion searches and axino phenomenology at colliders

This paper presents a phenomenological study demonstrating that the Large Hadron Collider can probe supersymmetric DFSZ axion models with higgsino masses below 1 TeV and axion decay constants under 101110^{11} GeV by analyzing displaced decays of neutralinos into axinos using Monte Carlo simulations and detector sensitivity estimates.

Gabe Hoshino, Kristin Dona, Keisuke Harigaya, David W. Miller, Jan T. Offermann, Bianca Pol, Benjamin Rosser2026-04-07⚛️ hep-ph

Potential divergence in tracing μ\mu and τ\tau flavors of astrophysical neutrinos

This paper derives general formulas for reconstructing the flavor fractions of astrophysical neutrinos at their sources from observed data, revealing an inherent divergence in distinguishing μ\mu and τ\tau flavors due to μ\mu-τ\tau interchange symmetry in the lepton mixing matrix and demonstrating that only specific combinations of flavor fractions can be precisely extracted under exact symmetry conditions.

Zhi-zhong Xing2026-04-07⚛️ hep-ex