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

Scattering Amplitudes and Conservative Binary Dynamics at O(G5)O(G^5) without Self-Force Truncation

This paper presents a high-order calculation of the conservative radial action and scattering angle for two non-spinning bodies in general relativity up to O(G5)O(G^5), utilizing a scattering-amplitude framework and improved integration-by-parts algorithms to include second-order self-force effects without truncation.

Zvi Bern, Enrico Herrmann, Radu Roiban, Michael S. Ruf, Alexander V. Smirnov, Sid Smith, Mao Zeng2026-02-10
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Assessing the Impact of Fitting Methodology at aN3^3LO with FPPDF: an Open Source Tool for Extracting Parton Distribution Functions in the Hessian Approach

The paper introduces FPPDF, a new open-source tool that implements the MSHT collaboration's polynomial parameterization and Hessian error approach using NNPDF's theoretical and experimental libraries, ultimately demonstrating that the impact of moving to aN3^3LO perturbative orders is largely independent of the chosen PDF parameterization methodology.

J. M. Cruz-Martinez, T. Giani, L. A. Harland-Lang2026-02-10
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Can Dirac neutrinos destabilize Z2\mathcal{Z}_2 domain wall network?

This paper demonstrates that if a Z2\mathcal{Z}_2 symmetry responsible for generating light Dirac neutrino masses is spontaneously broken, it can radiatively induce the explicit breaking necessary to destabilize domain wall networks, thereby creating a predictable link between the Dirac neutrino mass scale and a detectable stochastic gravitational wave signal.

Debasish Borah, Partha Kumar Paul, Narendra Sahu2026-02-10