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

Enhanced Stochastic Gravitational Waves signals from Wess-Zumino chiral superfield

This paper demonstrates that coupling an inflaton to the D-term sectors of chiral superfields, rather than using conventional Yukawa couplings, can enhance the amplitude of stochastic gravitational waves generated during reheating by at least an order of magnitude, thereby highlighting the potential for observing supersymmetric imprints in the gravitational-wave background.

AlexKen Lee, Keyun Wu2026-02-03
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Interpretation of Υ(11020)Υ(11020) as an SS-Wave B1BˉB_1\bar{B}--B1BˉB_1\bar{B}^* Molecular State

This paper proposes that the Υ(11020)\Upsilon(11020) resonance is an SS-wave B1BˉB_1\bar{B}--B1BˉB_1\bar{B}^* molecular state and supports this hypothesis by calculating its strong decay widths, which reveal a dominant BsBˉB_s^*\bar{B}^* channel and distinctive patterns in multi-pion transitions that serve as experimental signatures for heavy-quark symmetry.

Qing Lu, Cai Cheng, Yin Huang2026-02-03
⚛️ nuclear theory

Model Study of Eigen-Microstate Signatures of Criticality in Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collisions

This study demonstrates that the eigen-microstate approach (EMA) serves as a robust, background-independent method for identifying critical fluctuations in relativistic heavy-ion collisions by effectively filtering non-critical correlations and capturing the fractal nature of criticality through characteristic eigenvalue patterns and finite-size scaling behaviors.

Ranran Guo, Jin Wu, Mingmei Xu, Zhiming Li, Zhengning Yin, Yufu Lin, Lizhu Chen, Yanhua Zhang, Jinghua Fu, Xiaosong Chen (…)2026-02-03
⚛️ phenomenology

Inclusive beauty-charmed baryons decay ΞbcqΞccq+XΞ_{bcq} \to Ξ_{ccq} +X

Using a non-relativistic potential quark model, this study calculates the inclusive weak decay width of charmed baryons ΞbcqΞccq+X\Xi_{bcq} \to \Xi_{ccq} + X to be approximately 4.1×10134.1 \times 10^{-13} GeV, demonstrating that this process, with a signal significantly exceeding background contributions, offers a viable discovery channel for the doubly heavy baryon Ξbc\Xi_{bc} at the LHC.

Guo-He Yang2026-02-03
⚛️ phenomenology

Cosmological Dynamics of Multi-Axion Quintessence

This paper investigates the cosmological dynamics of a two-axion quintessence model, demonstrating that multiple axions—particularly with cross-interactions—can generate novel dark energy equation of state behaviors and relax the requirement for super-Planckian decay constants, thereby offering alternative explanations for DESI observations that deviate from standard single-field thawing quintessence.

Supakorn Katewongveerachart, David J. E. Marsh2026-02-03
⚛️ phenomenology

Vacuum polarization and pair production in time-dependent electric fields: A quantum-kinetic-equation approach

This study presents an extensive nonperturbative analysis of vacuum polarization and pair production in time-dependent electric fields using a revised quantum kinetic equation framework, computing key observable quantities and demonstrating consistency with the Dirac-Heisenberg-Wigner formalism to establish a firmer theoretical basis for strong-field physics.

I. A. Aleksandrov, V. A. Bokhan, A. I. Baksheev, A. Kudlis2026-02-03
⚛️ nuclear experiments

Insights into the exotic charged states Zb(10610)Z_b(10610) and Zb(10650)Z_b(10650) from their photoproduction off nuclei

This paper investigates the photoproduction of the exotic charged states Zb(10610)Z_b(10610) and Zb(10650)Z_b(10650) off nuclei using a collision model based on the nuclear spectral function, demonstrating that absolute and relative observables calculated for various internal structure scenarios (compact tetraquarks, molecules, and mixtures) are sensitive enough to distinguish their nature in future high-luminosity electron-ion collider experiments.

E. Ya. Paryev2026-02-03