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.

Analysis of the form factors of BcD()B_c\rightarrow D^{(*)}, Ds()D_{s}^{(*)} and their nonleptonic decays

This paper calculates the form factors for BcD()B_c \to D^{(*)} and BcDs()B_c \to D_s^{(*)} transitions using three-point QCD sum rules with various condensate contributions, and subsequently predicts the decay widths and branching ratios for several two-body nonleptonic decay processes to provide insights into heavy-quark dynamics.

Bin Wu, Guo-Liang Yu, Zhi-Gang Wang, Ze Zhou, Jie Lu2026-06-11⚛️ hep-ph

Probing the axion-electron coupling at cavity experiments

This paper proposes that axion dark matter induces electromagnetic radiation in conductors via the chiral magnetic effect, demonstrating that existing cavity experiments can constrain the axion-electron coupling to gae105g_{ae}\lesssim 10^{-5} and suggesting that replacing copper walls with carbon-based conductors could enhance sensitivity to gae109g_{ae}\sim 10^{-9} over a wider mass range.

Deog Ki Hong, Sang Hui Im, Jinsu Kim, TaeHun Kim, SungWoo Youn2026-06-11⚛️ hep-ex

Primordial Dirac Leptogenesis

This paper proposes a novel mechanism for primordial Dirac leptogenesis occurring during the post-inflationary reheating phase, where an inflaton-generated asymmetry is transferred to chiral neutrinos and subsequently to baryons via sphalerons, offering a testable prediction for the effective number of relativistic species (NeffN_{\text{eff}}) while naturally accommodating small neutrino Yukawa couplings.

Aqeel Ahmed, Juan P. Garcés, Manfred Lindner2026-06-11⚛️ hep-ph

Reviving ZZ^\prime Portal Dark Matter with Conversion Mechanism

This paper proposes a gauged U(1)BLU(1)_{B-L} benchmark model featuring a compressed dark fermion spectrum and a small mixing angle to suppress direct detection constraints, demonstrating that a novel conversion mechanism effectively generates the observed dark matter relic density while remaining consistent with current collider and cosmological limits.

Zhen-Wei Wang, Zhi-Long Han, Fei Huang, Honglei Li, Ang Liu2026-06-11⚛️ hep-ex

Analysis of the semileptonic decays of ΞccΞ_{cc} and ΩccΩ_{cc} baryons in QCD sum rules

This paper employs three-point QCD sum rules to systematically analyze the spin-12+32+\frac{1}{2}^{+} \to \frac{3}{2}^{+} weak transitions of doubly charmed baryons, calculating form factors and predicting the semileptonic decay rates of Ξcc\Xi_{cc} and Ωcc\Omega_{cc} to singly charmed baryons to aid in understanding heavy baryon dynamics and searching for new physics.

Guo-Liang Yu, Zhi-Gang Wang, Jie Lu, Bin Wu, Peng Yang, Ze Zhou2026-06-11⚛️ hep-ph