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.

⚛️ high-energy theory

UV artefacts in ultra-slow-roll models of inflation

This paper demonstrates that analytical Hubble-flow parametrisations of ultra-slow-roll inflation often conceal sharp, unphysical UV features in the underlying scalar potential, which can be systematically removed via Fourier filtering to reveal that such models typically respect Wands duality and questioning the robustness of these simple parametrisations for modeling transient non-attractor phases.

Gerald Barnert, Laura Iacconi, Hooshyar Assadullahi, Kazuya Koyama, David Wands2026-06-29
⚛️ lattice

The QCD energy-momentum tensor on the lattice: non-perturbative renormalization with Nf=3N_f=3

This paper presents a non-perturbative lattice QCD calculation with Nf=3N_f=3 flavors to determine the renormalization constants for the traceless components of the energy-momentum tensor, utilizing O(a)O(a)-improved Wilson actions and shifted boundary conditions to ensure the correlation functions satisfy continuum Ward identities.

Matteo Bresciani, Mattia Dalla Brida, Leonardo Giusti, Mitsuaki Hirasawa, Michele Pepe, Luca Virzì2026-06-29
⚛️ phenomenology

Analysis of the hidden-charm pentaquark candidates in the J/ψΞ∗J/\psi \Xi^* mass spectrum via the QCD sum rules

This paper utilizes QCD sum rules to calculate the mass spectrum of diquark-diquark-antiquark type decuplet qssccˉqssc\bar{c} pentaquark states and proposes specific decay channels involving Ξb′0\Xi_b^{\prime0} and Ωb−\Omega_b^{-} baryons as promising avenues for their experimental detection in the J/ψΞ∗J/\psi \Xi^* mass spectrum.

Zhi-Gang Wang2026-06-29
⚛️ lattice

Dense and Cold Magnetized Quark Matter: A Review of Magnetic-Field-Independent Regularization and the Medium Separation Scheme

This paper reviews and advocates for Magnetic-Field-Independent Regularization (MFIR) and the Medium Separation Scheme (MSS) as essential frameworks for studying magnetized dense quark matter, demonstrating that these methods eliminate unphysical artifacts found in traditional schemes and reveal that superconducting phases persist at zero temperature even under strong magnetic fields.

Francisco X. Azeredo, Dyana C. Duarte, Ricardo L. S. Farias, Bruno S. Lopes, João A. R. S. Prado, William R. Tavares2026-06-29
⚛️ lattice

Real poles with opposite-sign residues in the non-perturbative quark propagator

By dynamically coupling the quark gap equation to the full non-perturbative quark-gluon vertex, this study reveals that sub-GeV time-like momenta yield a pair of real poles with opposite-sign residues—governed by a dominant triplet of vertex form factors—thereby resolving the conceptual issues of complex conjugate poles while maintaining consistency with color confinement.

R. Alkofer, M. N. Ferreira, A. S. Miramontes, J. M. Morgado, J. Papavassiliou2026-06-29
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Neural-Network extraction of TMDs with SIDIS data

This paper presents the first global analysis of unpolarized Transverse-Momentum-Dependent (TMD) distributions using a neural-network parametrization that simultaneously incorporates Drell-Yan and SIDIS data at N3^3LL accuracy, demonstrating that the inclusion of SIDIS data broadens the extracted TMDs while reducing uncertainties compared to Drell-Yan-only analyses and offering a model-independent framework for future high-precision experiments.

Matteo Cerutti2026-06-29