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

A Flavor Specific Chiral U(1)XU(1)_X Framework for Explaining the ATOMKI Anomaly

This paper proposes a theoretically consistent U(1)XU(1)_X gauge extension of the Standard Model using a two-Higgs-doublet framework to provide a flavor-specific axial-vector Z′Z' boson that explains the ATOMKI nuclear transition anomalies while remaining compatible with existing experimental constraints.

Aditya Batra, F. R. Joaquim, Hemant Prajapati, Rahul Srivastava2026-04-27
⚛️ high-energy theory

Five benefits of grand unified SU(5)SU(5) brane world scenario

This paper proposes an economical five-dimensional SU(5)SU(5) brane-world model where a single adjoint scalar field and a singlet dynamically realize domain walls that simultaneously localize fermions, gauge fields, and the Higgs field, while providing a geometric solution to the doublet-triplet splitting problem and reproducing Standard Model Yukawa couplings.

Masato Arai, Filip Blaschke, Minoru Eto, Masaki Kawaguchi2026-04-27
⚛️ phenomenology

The possible K∗Σ∗K^{*}\Sigma^{*} molecular state

Using the one-boson-exchange model and the Gaussian expansion method, this study investigates the K∗Σ∗K^{*}\Sigma^{*} interaction and finds that several SS--DD wave mixed molecular states can form in specific isospin and angular momentum channels, potentially providing a theoretical interpretation for the N(2250)N(2250) and Δ(2200)\Delta(2200) resonances.

Yin Huang, Dan Jiang, Feng Zhang, Bo Nan Zhang2026-04-27
⚛️ lattice

Quark Number Susceptibilities and Conserved Charge Fluctuations in (2+1)(2+1)-flavor QCD with Möbius domain-wall fermions (MDWF)

This paper calculates second- and fourth-order conserved-charge fluctuations in (2+1)(2+1)-flavor QCD using Möbius domain-wall fermions to study quark number susceptibilities across different quark masses and temperatures, comparing the results to hadron resonance gas models and Stefan–Boltzmann limits.

Jishnu Goswami (JLQCD Collaboration), Yasumichi Aoki (JLQCD Collaboration), Hidenori Fukaya (JLQCD Collaboration), Shoji (…)2026-04-27
⚛️ nuclear theory

The Effect of Mass Loss and Convective Overshooting on the Pre-Collapse Structure, Composition, and Neutrino Emission of Red Supergiants

This paper investigates how different treatments of mass loss and convective overshooting influence the pre-collapse core properties and neutrino emission of red supergiants, demonstrating that these factors significantly alter the star's thermal structure, isotopic composition, and the resulting neutrino spectra in the final days before collapse.

McKenzie A. Myers, Claire B. Campbell, Kelly M. Patton, Segen BenZvi, Marta Colomer Molla, Alec Habig, James P. Kneller (…)2026-04-27