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

Universal Description of Decoherence in Scale-Invariant Environments

This paper proves that under fundamental physical principles, any quantum system coupled to a scale-invariant environment decoheres uniquely as an "unparticle bath" characterized by a single scaling dimension, a framework validated by experimental data and unified across diverse physical regimes from condensed matter to cosmology.

Carlos Argüelles, Gabriela Barenboim, Gonzalo Herrera, Tanvi Krishnan, Héctor Sanchis2026-04-20
🔬 atomic physics

Lorentz and CPT violation and the hydrogen and antihydrogen molecular ions III -- rovibrational spectrum and the non-minimal SME

This paper presents a comprehensive derivation of the rovibrational spectrum for hydrogen and antihydrogen molecular ions within the non-minimal Standard-Model Extension, demonstrating how high-precision spectroscopy of these systems can test Lorentz and CPT symmetry with sensitivities up to O(10−17)O(10^{-17}) by analyzing quantum number dependencies and temporal variations.

Graham M Shore2026-04-20
⚛️ phenomenology

Probing inelastic sub-GeV dark matter at the DUNE near detector

This paper investigates the sensitivity of the DUNE near detector's liquid argon cube to sub-GeV inelastic dark matter within a UV-complete framework featuring a dark Higgs mechanism, demonstrating its unique ability to probe parameter space consistent with the observed relic abundance, particularly in regions where traditional decay-based searches are ineffective.

Amalia Betancur, Gustavo Castrillón, Óscar Zapata2026-04-20
⚛️ phenomenology

Theoretical modeling of charged current νμ(νˉμ)−40Ar\nu_\mu(\bar\nu_\mu)-^{40}Ar DIS at DUNE energies

This paper presents a theoretical study of charged current νμ(νˉμ)\nu_\mu(\bar{\nu}_\mu)-induced deep inelastic scattering on 40Ar^{40}\mathrm{Ar} at DUNE-relevant energies, utilizing a microscopic framework with nuclear medium effects and NNLO QCD corrections to compute nuclear structure functions and differential cross sections.

F. Zaidi, S. Akther, M. Sajjad Athar, S. K. Singh2026-04-20
⚛️ phenomenology

Bayesian inference constraints on jet quenching across centrality, beam energy, and observable classes in LHC heavy-ion collisions

This study employs Bayesian inference to demonstrate that while jet quenching constraints across collision centrality are compatible, variations in beam energy and observable classes reveal distinct aspects of jet-medium interactions that limit predictive universality, motivating the use of leading-hadron-selected observables to bridge these gaps.

Dongguk Kim, Dongjo Kim, Jeongsu Bok, Beomkyu Kim2026-04-20
⚛️ lattice

Comprehensive analyses of rare Λb→Λℓ+ℓ− \Lambda_b \rightarrow \Lambda \ell^+ \ell^-, Σb→Σℓ+ℓ−\Sigma_b \rightarrow \Sigma \ell^+ \ell^- and Ξb→Ξℓ+ℓ−\Xi_b \rightarrow \Xi \ell^+ \ell^- decays in 2HDM

This paper investigates rare dileptonic decays of Λb\Lambda_b, Σb\Sigma_b, and Ξb\Xi_b baryons within the Type III Two-Higgs-Doublet Model, calculating key observables like branching ratios and forward-backward asymmetries using light-cone QCD form factors to compare predictions against Standard Model results and assess the model's viability for future experimental verification at LHCb and Belle II.

Z. Tavukoğlu, A. T. Olgun, K. Azizi2026-04-20