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

Heavy-to-light Structure Functions at O(αs3)\mathcal{O}(α_s^3) in QCD

This paper presents the first complete O(αs3)\mathcal{O}(\alpha_s^3) perturbative QCD corrections to heavy-to-light structure functions using a hybrid computational strategy, providing state-of-the-art predictions for semi-leptonic BB-meson decays and revealing novel boundary-effect terms essential for consistent mass-scheme reformulations at third order.

Long Chen, Xiang Chen, Xin Guan, Yan-Qing Ma2026-02-13
⚛️ nuclear theory

Resonating group method for baryon-baryon interactions with unequal oscillator frequencies and its application to the NΔ system in a chiral quark model

This paper develops a new resonating group method formalism for baryon-baryon interactions that accounts for unequal oscillator frequencies arising from distinct quantum numbers, and applies this consistent framework to the NΔN\Delta system within a chiral SU(3) quark model to demonstrate its advantages over traditional approaches.

Ke-Rang Song, Fei Huang2026-02-13
⚛️ high-energy theory

Extending the Cosmological Collider: New Scaling Regimes and Constraints from BOSS

This paper proposes a new class of primordial non-Gaussianity arising from direct inflaton couplings that exhibit hybrid light-heavy field characteristics, leading to oscillatory modulations in the galaxy power spectrum which are analyzed using BOSS DR12 data to establish the first constraints on this extended parameter space while demonstrating enhanced sensitivity for future surveys.

Daniel Green, Jiashu Han, Benjamin Wallisch2026-02-13
⚛️ phenomenology

A systematic investigation on vector dark matter-nucleus scattering in effective field theories

This paper systematically investigates spin-one dark matter-nucleus scattering within effective field theories by deriving nonrelativistic operators, matching them to relativistic descriptions, and using direct detection data to constrain interaction coefficients across a wide mass range while proposing a UV-complete model for complex spin-one dark matter.

Jin-Han Liang, Yi Liao, Xiao-Dong Ma, Hao-Lin Wang2026-02-12
⚛️ phenomenology

A New Source of Phase Transition Gravitational Waves: Heavy Particle Braking Across Bubble Walls

This paper proposes and rigorously computes a novel mechanism for generating microscopic gravitational waves during cosmological first-order phase transitions, driven by the braking of heavy particles traversing expanding bubble walls, which offers a unique observational signature correlated with particle mass and wall velocity for probing new physics.

Dayun Qiu, Siyu Jiang, Fa Peng Huang2026-02-12
⚛️ lattice

Repulsively Bound Hadrons in a Z2\mathbb{Z}_2 Lattice Gauge Theory

This paper demonstrates that resonant pair-production terms in a Z2\mathbb{Z}_2 lattice gauge theory enable the formation of stable, high-energy "repulsively bound" hadrons through a novel dynamical mechanism, a finding supported by matrix product state simulations and an effective model that suggests experimental realization on modern quantum hardware.

Sayak Guha Roy, Vaibhav Sharma, Kaidi Xu, Umberto Borla, Jad C. Halimeh, Kaden R. A. Hazzard2026-02-12