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

The MexNICA Collaboration in the MPD-NICA Experiment at JINR: Experimental and Theoretical Achievements

This paper summarizes the achievements of the MexNICA Collaboration, established in 2016 to coordinate Mexican participation in the MPD-NICA experiment at JINR, highlighting their contributions to the development of the miniBeBe trigger detector and advances in phenomenological and theoretical studies of the baryon-rich QCD phase diagram.

Alfredo Raya, Mauricio Alvarado, Juan Anzúrez, Alejandro Ayala, Wolfgang Bietenholz, Salomón Borjas García, Eleazar Cuau (…)2026-03-06
⚛️ phenomenology

Improved supernova bounds on CP-even scalars: cooling and decay constraints

This paper presents significantly improved supernova constraints on CP-even scalars mixing with the Higgs boson by combining updated cooling calculations with new decay-based limits, thereby probing mixing angles down to 10910^{-9} and Yukawa couplings to 101010^{-10}, which extends sensitivity by over five orders of magnitude beyond existing collider bounds.

Melissa Joseph, Samuel Liebersbach, Anirudhan A. Madathil, Gustavo Marques-Tavares2026-03-06