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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

Sommerfeld Enhancement in Spin-1 Electroweak Dark Matter

This paper investigates a renormalizable spin-1 electroweak dark matter model where Sommerfeld enhancement and annihilation into heavy vector bosons allow for thermal relic abundances at masses between 3.6 and 9.2 TeV, a range distinct from lower-mass spin-0 or spin-1/2 scenarios, with the entire viable parameter space being testable by the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory via a characteristic double-peak gamma-ray signature.

Tomohiro Abe, Motoko Fujiwara, Junji Hisano2026-06-16

⚛️ phenomenology

High-quality Axion Strings from Monopole Strings

This paper proposes that five-dimensional 't Hooft-Polyakov monopole strings, which restore non-abelian gauge symmetry in their cores, function as axion strings for extra-dimensional axions, thereby enabling a viable post-inflationary cosmology for high-quality axion dark matter by parametrically separating string tension from the quantum gravity scale.

Nathaniel Craig, Amalia Madden2026-06-16

⚛️ phenomenology

A Minimal Dark $U(1)_D$ Framework for Inverse Seesaw Neutrino Masses and Dark Matter

This paper proposes a minimal dark $U(1)_D$ gauge framework that naturally generates small neutrino masses via an inverse seesaw mechanism with a dynamically suppressed lepton-number violating parameter while simultaneously stabilizing a dark matter candidate consistent with current experimental constraints.

D. T. Huong, N. T. Duy, Phung Van Dong2026-06-16

⚛️ high-energy experiments

Modification of heavy quark hadronization in high-multiplicity collisions at LHCb

This paper presents recent LHCb results showing that the significantly enhanced production ratios of heavy flavor hadrons (such as $D_{s}^{+}/D^{+}$ and $\Lambda_{b}^{0}/B^{0}$ ) in high-multiplicity collisions suggest a modification of the hadronization mechanisms in these events.

Chenxi Gu2026-06-16

⚛️ nuclear theory

Diffractive structure functions from JIMWLK evolution

This paper computes diffractive structure functions using JIMWLK evolution constrained by HERA vector meson data, comparing results to existing measurements and providing predictions for nuclear modification factors and diffractive-to-total cross-section ratios at the future Electron-Ion Collider (EIC).

Tuomas Lappi, Heikki Mäntysaari, Pyry Runko2026-06-16

⚛️ lattice

QCD-like theories at next-to-next-to-leading order with $N_F=2$ non-degenerate fermions

This paper extends Chiral Perturbation Theory for QCD-like theories with two non-degenerate fermion flavors to next-to-next-to-leading order, deriving reduced Lagrangians and calculating corrections to key observables to fit lattice data for the $Sp(4)$ gauge theory, thereby demonstrating the critical role of higher-order terms in understanding strongly interacting pionic dark matter.

Johan Bijnens, Daniil Krichevskiy2026-06-16

⚛️ lattice

Hadronic tensor in lattice gauge theories by quantum computing

This paper demonstrates the direct computation of hadronic tensors in (1+1)-dimensional U(1) and SU(2) gauge theories using quantum algorithms on classical hardware, successfully extracting reliable hadron form factors that align with exact diagonalization results.

Dairui Zou, Tianyin Li, Jian Liang, Enke Wang, Hongxi Xing2026-06-16

⚛️ phenomenology

Scalar $D^{()}K^{()}$ and $D^{(*)}\pi(\rho)$ molecular states from B meson decays

This paper employs SU(3) flavor symmetry and final-state interaction theory to predict that $B$ meson decays can produce scalar $D^{(*)}K^{(*)}$ and $D^{(*)}\pi(\rho)$ molecular states with branching ratios up to $10^{-4}$ and significant $CP$ asymmetries, while suggesting that the observed $T_{\bar c\bar s 0}^*(2870)^0$ state is likely a $\overline D^{*0} K^{*0}$ molecule.

Jing-Rui Shi, Jiang-Tao Zhang, Ye Xing2026-06-16

⚛️ high-energy experiments

${\mu}$ LHC: Antimuon Ring and HL-LHC based ${\mu}^+p$ Collider

This paper presents the conceptual design and performance evaluation of the ${\mu}$ LHC, a feasible HL-LHC-based antimuon-proton collider utilizing ultra-cold ${\mu}^{+}$ beam technology to achieve 5.3 TeV center-of-mass energy and high luminosity for exploring QCD, Higgs physics, and beyond-Standard-Model phenomena.

D. Akturk, A. C. Canbay, H. Dagistanli, B. Dagli, U. Kaya, B. Ketenoglu, A. Kilic, F. Kocak, A. Ozturk, S. Sultansoy, I. (…)2026-06-15

⚛️ phenomenology

Unification and Texture Universality: The Essence of Hermiticity

This paper proposes a unified framework based on $\Delta(27)$ and cyclic symmetries that describes type-I Dirac seesaw models using three universal parameters, revealing Hermitian textures in down-type quark and light neutrino mass matrices while exploring their phenomenological implications and renormalization group stability.

Pralay Chakraborty, Subhankar Roy2026-06-15

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hep-ph

Sommerfeld Enhancement in Spin-1 Electroweak Dark Matter

High-quality Axion Strings from Monopole Strings

A Minimal Dark U(1)DU(1)_DU(1)D​ Framework for Inverse Seesaw Neutrino Masses and Dark Matter

Modification of heavy quark hadronization in high-multiplicity collisions at LHCb

Diffractive structure functions from JIMWLK evolution

QCD-like theories at next-to-next-to-leading order with NF=2N_F=2NF​=2 non-degenerate fermions

Hadronic tensor in lattice gauge theories by quantum computing

Scalar D(∗)K(∗)D^{(*)}K^{(*)}D(∗)K(∗) and D(∗)π(ρ)D^{(*)}\pi(\rho)D(∗)π(ρ) molecular states from B meson decays

μ{\mu}μLHC: Antimuon Ring and HL-LHC based μ+p{\mu}^+pμ+p Collider

Unification and Texture Universality: The Essence of Hermiticity

A Minimal Dark $U(1)_D$ Framework for Inverse Seesaw Neutrino Masses and Dark Matter

QCD-like theories at next-to-next-to-leading order with $N_F=2$ non-degenerate fermions

Scalar $D^{()}K^{()}$ and $D^{(*)}\pi(\rho)$ molecular states from B meson decays

${\mu}$ LHC: Antimuon Ring and HL-LHC based ${\mu}^+p$ Collider