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.

⚛️ lattice

Continuum-Limit HQET LCDAs from Lattice QCD for Tightening B Decay Uncertainties

This paper presents a precise continuum-limit lattice QCD calculation of heavy meson HQET light-cone distribution amplitudes, achieving a threefold reduction in uncertainty for key inverse moments to significantly improve the theoretical precision of BB decay predictions and resolve long-standing bottlenecks in flavor physics.

Xue-Ying Han, Hao-Fei Gao, Jun Hua, Xiangdong Ji, Xiangyu Jiang, Cai-Dian Lü, Andreas Schäfer, Jin-Xin Tan, Ji-Hao Wang (…)2026-05-13
⚛️ phenomenology

Tripartite Entanglement as a Probe of Neutrino Mass Hierarchy, CP Violation, and Non-Standard Interactions

This paper proposes global tripartite entanglement entropy as a robust diagnostic tool for distinguishing the neutrino mass hierarchy and measuring CP violation, demonstrating that MSW matter effects significantly amplify sensitivity and that the optimal energy for hierarchy discrimination remains stable even in the presence of non-standard interactions.

Hridya Harish Nambiar, Bipin Singh Koranga2026-05-13
⚛️ high-energy theory

Positivity in Massive Spin-3/2 EFTs and the Planck-Suppressed Neighbourhood of Supergravity

This paper demonstrates that for a massive spin-3/2 particle, the effective field theory couplings consistent with unitarity and analyticity form a Planck-suppressed, bounded region around the supergravity point that shrinks to zero volume as the mass vanishes, thereby confirming that a consistent massless limit strictly requires the presence of a graviton and supergravity-tuned interactions.

Jay Desai, Diptimoy Ghosh, Saurabh Pant2026-05-13
⚛️ phenomenology

Two-loop neutrino mass model with modular S4S_4 symmetry

This paper proposes a two-loop radiative neutrino mass model based on modular S4S_4 and Z3Z_3 symmetries that successfully explains neutrino oscillation data and charged lepton masses while predicting observable lepton flavor violation and providing viable scalar and fermionic dark matter candidates consistent with cosmological and experimental constraints.

A. E. Cárcamo Hernández, J. Echeverria-Puentes, Vishnudath K. N., Sergey Kovalenko, Daniel Salinas-Arizmendi, Carlos A. (…)2026-05-13