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

Insights into 1-loop corrections to neutrino low-scale type-I seesaw mechanism

This paper demonstrates that while naive application of the Casas-Ibarra parametrization with 1-loop corrections leads to incorrect neutrino oscillation predictions, a modified approach that reabsorbs these corrections into the right-handed neutrino mass matrix yields consistent results, while also establishing that heavy neutral lepton searches are insensitive to such corrections and that the μ→eγ\mu\to e \gamma decay provides competitive constraints for masses above 100 GeV.

Gennaro Miele, Stefano Morisi, Eduardo Peinado, Kainat Qamar2026-04-09
⚛️ phenomenology

An A4 model to accommodate maximal theta23 and maximal delta consistent with mu-tau reflection symmetry

This paper constructs an A4-based flavor symmetry model within the type-I seesaw framework that utilizes mu-tau reflection symmetry to naturally predict maximal atmospheric mixing and a maximal Dirac CP phase, while also successfully accommodating the observed non-maximal deviations in these parameters through a two-parameter numerical analysis consistent with current global neutrino oscillation data.

Rupak Chakrabarty, Chandan Duarah2026-04-09
⚛️ phenomenology

The non-topological Z′Z^\prime string in the 331 model and its classical stability

This paper investigates the classical stability of a non-topological Z′Z^\prime string in the minimal 331 model derived from an SU(6)SU(6) toy model and concludes that the string is only stable near the semilocal limit, suggesting such defects are unlikely to exist in unified theories based on SU(N>5)SU(N>5) Lie algebras.

Zhengyang Bian, Ning Chen, Mian Guo, Zhanpeng Hou, Haoyang Ji, Junyi Wei, Zhuo Zhang2026-04-09
⚛️ phenomenology

Direct-detection constraints on inelastic dark matter with a scalar mediator

This paper calculates direct detection constraints on inelastic Dirac dark matter with a scalar mediator and leptophilic couplings, demonstrating that the p-wave velocity suppression of annihilation opens viable MeV-GeV mass parameter space and that liquid-xenon experiments like XENON1T, PandaX-4T, and LZ can constrain sub-MeV mass splittings via spin-independent dark matter-electron scattering.

I. V. Voronchikhin, D. V. Kirpichnikov2026-04-09