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.

Structure-dependent radiative corrections to e+eπ+πγe^+ e^- \to \pi^+ \pi^- \gamma in the GVMD approach

This paper computes next-to-leading order radiative corrections to the e+eπ+πγe^+ e^- \to \pi^+ \pi^- \gamma process by incorporating the non-perturbative pion structure via the generalized vector meson dominance model, comparing these results with the naive scalar QED approach to quantify model uncertainties for radiative return experiments at flavor factories.

Carlo M. Carloni Calame, Marco Ghilardi, Andrea Gurgone, Guido Montagna, Mauro Moretti, Oreste Nicrosini, Fulvio Piccinini, Francesco P. Ucci2026-03-31⚛️ hep-ex

The B()Kˉ()B^{(*)}\bar{K}^{(*)}-coupled-channel system in the hidden-gauge approach

This paper utilizes the Hidden Gauge Formalism to predict six bottom-strange molecular states, identifying specific mass values for BKˉB\bar{K} and BKˉB^*\bar{K} partners of known charmed mesons and interpreting recent LHCb observations around 6100–6160 MeV as BKˉB\bar{K}^* and BKˉB^*\bar{K}^* molecular states.

J. Sánchez-Illana, R. Molina, Pan-Pan Shi2026-03-31⚛️ hep-ph

Scattering in strong field QED in a non-null background

This paper derives master formulae for tree-level and one-loop scattering amplitudes of arbitrary photon numbers in scalar and spinor QED within non-null background electromagnetic fields using the worldline formalism, thereby extending previous constant-field results to account for realistic laser-plasma dispersive properties through a systematic expansion in the non-null parameter.

Patrick Copinger, James P. Edwards, Karthik Rajeev2026-03-31⚛️ hep-th

Charge-Dependent Directed Flow in Symmetric Nuclear Collisions

This study utilizes the string-melting AMPT model to demonstrate that in symmetric nuclear collisions at 200 GeV, charge-dependent directed flow splitting exhibits a distinct baryon-meson dichotomy driven by transported quarks during the partonic phase, with significant system-size dependence at high transverse momentum that establishes a baseline for interpreting electromagnetic field effects.

Vipul Bairathi, Kishora Nayak2026-03-31⚛️ nucl-th

True Dynamical and Gauge Structures of the QCD Ground State and the Singular Gluon Fileds

This paper proposes a non-perturbative analytical framework for QCD based on a mass gap derived from tadpole/seagull terms, which yields a singular gluon propagator that explains color confinement, linear quark potentials, and scale violations by revealing a more complex dynamical and gauge structure in the QCD ground state than suggested by standard Lagrangian symmetries.

Vakhtang Gogokhia, Gergely Gábor Barnaföldi2026-03-30⚛️ hep-ph

Assessing (H)EFT theory errors by pitting EoM against Field Redefinitions

This paper proposes a method to assess theoretical uncertainties in Effective Field Theories by leveraging the invariance of physical observables under field redefinitions to validate power-counting schemes and generalize uncertainty estimation from the Standard Model to non-renormalisable interactions, demonstrated through a case study in Higgs Effective Field Theory.

Rodrigo Alonso, Christoph Englert, Wrishik Naskar, Shakeel Ur Rahaman2026-03-30⚛️ hep-ex