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.

⚛️ phenomenology

Probing Light Dark Fermions in B→D(∗)ℓXinvB \to D^{(*)}\ell X_{\rm inv} via Rate Distributions

This paper investigates how the presence of a massive dark sector fermion, rather than a massless neutrino, alters the kinematic and angular distributions of semileptonic B→D(∗)ℓXinvB \to D^{(*)}\ell X_{\rm inv} decays within a general weak effective theory framework, thereby offering a systematic method to detect such new physics and assess its impact on the extraction of the CKM matrix element ∣Vcb∣|V_{cb}|.

Lipika Kolay, Soumitra Nandi, Shantanu Sahoo, Ria Sain2026-06-23
⚛️ high-energy theory

Quantum Gravity Cutoff from Axions: A Type IIB Landscape Study

This paper provides quantitative analytical and numerical evidence from Type IIB Calabi-Yau compactifications that the proposed quantum gravity cutoff bound, ΛQG≲2πSf\Lambda_\mathrm{QG} \lesssim 2\pi \sqrt{S} f, holds for both C2C_2 and C4C_4 axions even near the boundaries of the Kähler moduli space, thereby supporting its status as a general feature of extra-dimensional axions in quantum gravity.

Matthew Reece, Tom Rudelius, Christopher Tudball2026-06-23
⚛️ phenomenology

Analytic results for heavy-quark contributions to charged-current DIS at NNLO

This paper presents analytic next-to-next-to-leading-order QCD corrections for heavy-quark production in charged-current deep-inelastic scattering with exact charm mass dependence, expressing two-heavy-quark contributions via Goncharov polylogarithms and three-heavy-quark contributions via elliptic structures and rapidly convergent expansions for efficient numerical evaluation.

Fabrizio Caola, Giulio Gambuti, Martin Link2026-06-23
⚛️ general relativity

Dark Energy in the DESI Era: A Brief Review of Evidence, Beyond-Λ\LambdaCDM Interpretations, and Tensions

This review examines recent DESI measurements suggesting a departure from the standard Λ\LambdaCDM model toward dynamical dark energy, exploring how different parametrizations and datasets influence this preference while analyzing how various beyond-Λ\LambdaCDM scenarios could explain these findings and potentially resolve existing cosmological tensions.

Tian-Nuo Li, Guo-Hong Du, Hao Wang, Yun-He Li, Jing-Fei Zhang, Xin Zhang2026-06-23
⚛️ phenomenology

The feasibility of single Λ{\Lambda} production via ℓ−{\ell}^{-} ++ pp →{\to} Λ{\Lambda} ++ νℓ{\nu}_{\ell} at e+e−e^{+}e^{-} colliders

This paper investigates the feasibility of observing single Λ\Lambda hyperon production via lepton-nucleon deep inelastic scattering at e+e−e^{+}e^{-} colliders by calculating cross sections with various theoretical form factors, ultimately highlighting significant experimental challenges and theoretical uncertainties while suggesting that anomalous observations could signal new physics.

Yueling Yang, Peisheng Tian, Shuangshi Fang, Bingbing Yang, Junfeng Sun2026-06-23