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

Proton Structure from Neural Simulation-Based Inference at the LHC

This paper demonstrates for the first time that neural simulation-based inference (NSBI) can effectively constrain proton parton distribution functions using high-dimensional, unbinned LHC data, achieving significantly improved precision over traditional binned analyses by fully exploiting statistical power and reducing reliance on coarse uncertainty approximations.

Ricardo Barrué, Lisa Benato, Ali Kaan Güven, Elie Hammou, Jaco ter Hoeve, Claudius Krause, Ang Li, Luca Mantani, Juan Ro (…)2026-04-16
⚛️ phenomenology

Constraints on Vector-Like Top Dipole Interactions from Top-Associated Photon Measurements at the LHC

This paper utilizes precision measurements of top-associated photon production (ttˉγt\bar{t}\gamma and ttˉγγt\bar{t}\gamma\gamma) from the LHC to derive complementary constraints on the electromagnetic and chromomagnetic dipole couplings of vector-like top partners within an effective field theory framework, demonstrating that such observables effectively probe radiative decay scenarios where traditional resonance searches may be less sensitive.

Mohammad Sahraei, Yasaman Hosseini, Mojtaba Mohammadi Najafabadi2026-04-16
⚛️ high-energy theory

Four-loop Anomalous Dimensions of Scalar-QED Theory from Operator Product Expansion

This paper extends the Operator Product Expansion (OPE) algorithm to scalar-QED theory by computing the four-loop anomalous dimension of the fixed-charge operator ϕQ\phi^Q, along with beta functions and other anomalous dimensions, while introducing a novel loop-integrand construction method to validate the OPE approach for higher-loop renormalization beyond pure scalar theories.

Rijun Huang, Qingjun Jin, Yi Li2026-04-16
⚛️ phenomenology

Resonance- and Width-aware Parton Shower Evolution and NLO Matching

This paper presents a novel technique for next-to-leading order accurate simulation of e+e−→W+W−bbˉe^+e^-\to W^+W^-b\bar{b} that incorporates finite width effects beyond the Breit-Wigner approximation in resonance- and width-aware parton shower evolution and NLO matching, offering a publicly available tool for future electron-positron collider studies.

Stefan Höche, Daniel Reichelt2026-04-16
⚛️ high-energy theory

Gravitational Sommerfeld Effects: Formalism, Renormalization, and Perturbation to O(G10)O(G^{10})

This paper develops a systematic worldline effective field theory framework to compute gravitational Sommerfeld factors for binary inspirals with tidal effects, deriving closed-form expressions and analytically solving for the magnitude and phase of the factor up to O(G10)O(G^{10}) while establishing a new renormalization group equation for radiative multipole moments to improve waveform resummation.

Chih-Hao Chang, Chia-Hsien Shen, Zihan Zhou2026-04-16
⚛️ nuclear theory

AI-assisted modeling and Bayesian inference of unpolarized quark transverse momentum distributions from Drell-Yan data

This paper presents a global Bayesian analysis of unpolarized quark transverse-momentum-dependent parton distribution functions using Drell-Yan data at N3LO{\rm N^3LO} and N4LL{\rm N^4LL} accuracy, leveraging AI-driven functional form selection and machine-learning emulators to enable efficient Markov Chain Monte Carlo sampling and quantify uncertainties.

Zhong-Bo Kang, Luke Sellers, Congyue Zhang, Curtis Zhou2026-04-16