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 experiments

New Windows on Heavy Dark Matter: Mineral Melt Modelling and X-Ray Readout for Muscovite Mica

This paper proposes a novel framework for detecting heavy composite dark matter using muscovite mica as a paleodetector, combining Sedov-Taylor thermal spike modeling and SRIM/TRIM simulations with a new rapid X-ray fluorescence readout method to establish projected sensitivities and critique previous exclusion limits.

Yilda Boukhtouchen, Joseph Bramante, Andrew Buchanan, Alexander Hayes, Matthew Leybourne, Jennika McIntosh, Anupam Ray (…)2026-06-02
⚛️ phenomenology

Leptogenesis and Neutrino Masses Via Pseudo-Dirac Gauginos

This paper proposes a U(1)R−LU(1)_{R-L}-symmetric supersymmetric model where pseudo-Dirac bino and wino gauginos generate light neutrino masses via a hybrid inverse seesaw mechanism and simultaneously produce the observed baryon asymmetry through CPCP-violating bino oscillations and decays, requiring a decoupled spectrum with TeV-scale binos, multi-TeV sfermions, and a high messenger scale that yields distinctive displaced vertex signals at the LHC.

Cem Murat Ayber, Tammi Chowdhury, Seyda Ipek2026-06-01
⚛️ phenomenology

The energy dependence of exclusive heavy vector meson photoproduction cross-sections and NLO BFKL evolution

This study demonstrates that next-to-leading order BFKL evolution successfully describes the nuclear modification factor for exclusive J/ψJ/\psi photoproduction when initialized with a A1/3A^{1/3}-scaled BGK model, whereas the IP-Sat model fails to reproduce the data, thereby providing a benchmark for investigating non-linear QCD dynamics and gluon saturation.

Martin Hentschinski, Ricardo Rangel Ramírez2026-06-01
⚛️ high-energy experiments

From Qubits to Couplings: A Hybrid Quantum Machine Learning Framework for LHC Physics

This paper proposes a Hybrid Quantum Machine Learning framework that integrates parameterized quantum circuits with classical neural networks to significantly enhance the sensitivity of double Higgs boson searches in the HH→bbˉγγHH \to b\bar{b}\gamma\gamma channel at the LHC, outperforming both state-of-the-art classical and purely quantum models in constraining production cross-sections and coupling parameters.

Marwan Ait Haddou, Mohamed Belfkir, Salah Eddine El Harrauss2026-06-01
⚛️ phenomenology

The B+(0)→Dˉ0(−)Ds0∗(2317)+B^{+(0)} \to \bar D^{0(-)} D^{*}_{s0}(2317)^+ decays and the molecular structure of Ds0∗(2317)D^*_{s0}(2317)

This study supports the molecular structure of the Ds0∗(2317)D^*_{s0}(2317) resonance as a DKDK and DsηD_s \eta bound state by successfully describing the branching fractions of B+(0)→Dˉ0(−)Ds0∗(2317)+B^{+(0)} \to \bar D^{0(-)} D^{*}_{s0}(2317)^+ decays using experimental data from related BB-meson reactions and a theoretical framework based on two free parameters.

Wei-Hong Liang, Zhuo-Ran Hu, Eulogio Oset2026-06-01
⚛️ phenomenology

Quark-Lepton Color-Flavor Unification

This paper proposes an SU(12)×SU(2)L×U(1)RSU(12) \times SU(2)_L \times U(1)_R unification model that dynamically generates fermion masses and solves the strong CP problem through instanton effects, while utilizing non-invertible chiral symmetry breaking and a novel discrete gauge symmetry to absolutely stabilize the proton and link continuous and discrete global symmetries in the infrared.

Antonio Delgado, Seth Koren2026-06-01