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.

⚛️ nuclear theory

Separating non-collective effects in d-Au collisions

This study utilizes the PYTHIA8/Angantyr model to demonstrate that non-collective effects can account for charged hadron multiplicities and baryon enhancement in central d-Au collisions at sNN=200\sqrt{s_{NN}}= 200 GeV without requiring a thermalized medium, while highlighting the model's underprediction of invariant yields and the absence of high-pTp_T suppression.

Satya Ranjan Nayak, Akash Das, B. K. Singh2026-07-23
⚛️ high-energy theory

One-Loop Galaxy Bispectrum: Consistent Theory, Efficient Analysis with COBRA, and Implications for Cosmological Parameters

This paper introduces an efficient COBRA-based pipeline for one-loop effective field theory analysis of the redshift-space galaxy bispectrum, demonstrating that it accurately matches simulation data up to kmax=0.15 hMpc−1k_{\rm max}=0.15\,h\mathrm{Mpc}^{-1} and significantly tightens constraints on key cosmological parameters when combined with the power spectrum.

Thomas Bakx, Mikhail M. Ivanov, Oliver H. E. Philcox, Zvonimir Vlah2026-07-23
⚛️ phenomenology

Probing Leptophobic Dark Sectors via Gravitational Wave Signatures

This paper investigates a minimally extended Standard Model with gauged baryon number, demonstrating that a first-order phase transition in this framework can generate detectable gravitational wave signatures for dark matter and Z′Z' mediator masses in the multi-TeV range, thereby offering a complementary probe to direct detection and collider experiments.

Taramati, Lekhika Malhotra, Zafri A. Borboruah, Sudhanwa Patra2026-07-23
⚛️ phenomenology

Measuring gravitational wave spectrum from electroweak phase transition and Higgs self-couplings

This study demonstrates that space-based gravitational wave detectors, specifically the Taiji mission, can constrain the Higgs cubic and quartic self-couplings by inferring parameters of a first-order electroweak phase transition from the stochastic gravitational wave background, even in the presence of instrumental noise, astrophysical foregrounds, and parameter degeneracies.

Shuo Guan, Huai-Ke Guo, Dian Jiao, Qingyuan Liang, Lei Wu, Yang Zhang2026-07-23
⚛️ phenomenology

Primordial magnetic field from chiral plasma instability with sourcing

This paper proposes that a source for chirality can sustain the chiral plasma instability and generate primordial magnetic fields in an electron-positron plasma even below the 80 TeV temperature threshold where standard thermal equilibrium would otherwise suppress such asymmetry, supporting this claim with analytical and numerical predictions for magnetic field helicity.

Murman Gurgenidze, Andrew J. Long, Alberto Roper Pol, Axel Brandenburg, Tina Kahniashvili2026-07-23
⚛️ phenomenology

Higgs Couplings at a Future Wakefield Collider

This paper demonstrates that future 10 TeV wakefield colliders, including e+e−e^+e^-, e−e−e^-e^-, and γγ\gamma\gamma configurations, can achieve high-precision measurements of Higgs boson electroweak couplings despite beam-beam interactions, with a γγ\gamma\gamma collider offering sensitivity comparable to muon and e+e−e^+e^- alternatives.

Katherine Fraser, Simon Knapen, Kevin Langhoff, Robert Szafron2026-07-23
⚛️ phenomenology

Can the universe be matter-dominated after a supercooled first-order phase transition?

This paper demonstrates that a supercooled first-order phase transition cannot immediately result in a matter-dominated universe because bubble collisions generate persistent relativistic gradients that create an intermediate equation of state between matter and radiation, with matter domination only emerging later once these high-momentum modes redshift or the field thermalizes.

Henda Mansour, Yann Gouttenoire, Felix Kahlhoefer2026-07-23