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

Constraining Gamma-ray Lines from Dark Matter Annihilation using Fermi-LAT and H.E.S.S. data

This study combines 14 years of Fermi-LAT and 10 years of H.E.S.S. observations of the galactic center to establish stringent constraints on dark matter annihilation into gamma-ray lines, demonstrating that Fermi-LAT provides the tightest limits for masses below 300 GeV while H.E.S.S. dominates for masses above 1 TeV, collectively probing energy scales up to 10–20 TeV.

Lucia Angel, Guillermo Gambini, Leticia Guedes, Farinaldo S. Queiroz, Vitor de Souza2026-03-10
⚛️ phenomenology

Galaxy-Independent Radial Structure of Dark-Matter Halos

By analyzing 2693 rotation-curve measurements from 153 SPARC galaxies within a unified radial framework defined by baryonic acceleration, the study reveals a galaxy-independent dark-matter halo structure characterized by a universal density profile (ρrsc2\rho \propto r_{sc}^{-2}), a linear mass growth with radius, and a constant rotation velocity beyond a specific scaled distance.

P. Steffen2026-03-10
⚛️ phenomenology

Polaron formation as the vertex function problem: From Dyck's paths to self-energy Feynman diagrams

This paper introduces an iterative, algorithmic framework that utilizes Dyck paths and Stieltjes-Rogers polynomials to systematically generate all self-energy Feynman diagrams for the single-polaron problem with arbitrary linear coupling, thereby enabling efficient, unbiased diagrammatic Monte Carlo simulations by eliminating stochastic weighting across topologies.

Tomislav Miškić, Juraj Krsnik, Stefano Ragni, Andrey S. Mishchenko, Osor S. Barišić2026-03-10
⚛️ phenomenology

Charged lepton flavor violating decays with a pair of light dark matter and muonium invisible decay

This paper investigates charged lepton flavor violating interactions with a pair of light dark matter particles within an effective field theory framework, deriving kinematic distributions to distinguish operator structures and dark matter masses, establishing stringent limits from current experimental data, and demonstrating that future observations of muonium invisible decays could serve as a compelling signature for these flavored dark matter interactions.

Sahabub Jahedi, Yi Liao, Xiao-Dong Ma2026-03-10
⚛️ phenomenology

Scattering of non-relativistic finite-size particles and puffy dark matter direct detection

This paper investigates the scattering of non-relativistic finite-size particles using the partial wave method to demonstrate how particle size significantly alters interaction potentials and cross sections, revealing non-perturbative effects in puffy dark matter direct detection that depend on the size-to-range ratio and offering stability-based constraints for nugget-type dark matter.

Wu-Long Xu, Jin Min Yang, Jun Zhao2026-03-10
⚛️ phenomenology

Constraining AZHA\to ZH with HttˉH\to t\bar t in the Low-Mass Region

This paper constrains the AZHA\to ZH process with HttˉH\to t\bar t in the low-mass region by recasting Standard Model ttˉZt\bar tZ measurements, establishing cross-section limits between 0.12 and 0.62 pb while identifying a notable preference for a new physics signal around mA450m_A \approx 450 GeV and mH290m_H \approx 290 GeV that can be accommodated within a top-philic two-Higgs-doublet model.

Saiyad Ashanujjaman, Guglielmo Coloretti, Andreas Crivellin, Siddharth P. Maharathy, Bruce Mellado2026-03-10