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

Motivation and design of a yotta-eV τ+τ−\tau^+\tau^- collider

The paper advocates for a bold, long-term shift in particle physics research toward the development of a yotta-eV scale tau-lepton collider located in the Oort cloud, arguing that despite requiring Kardashev Level-I or II civilization capabilities, this approach should become the community's primary focus for precision Higgs studies and new particle discovery.

Matt Bellis, Matthew Carberg, Chester Gould, Jackson Ingenito, Fasiha Khaliq, Emely Kintzel, Shane Kirschmann, Neha Matt (…)2026-04-02
⚛️ nuclear theory

Gravitational wave spectrum from first-order QCD phase transitions based on a parity doublet model

Using the parity doublet model, this paper demonstrates that gravitational waves from the nuclear liquid-gas phase transition in QCD could produce detectable signals in the millihertz to nanohertz bands, whereas those from the chiral phase transition are too weak to be observed, thereby linking the chiral invariant mass to potential gravitational wave signatures of nucleon mass origins.

Bikai Gao, Jingdong Shao, Hong Mao2026-04-02
⚛️ phenomenology

Searching for New Physics Inside Jets with the Herwig 7 Generalised Parton Shower

This paper utilizes the Herwig 7 framework to demonstrate that massive Z′Z' bosons produced via BSM parton shower radiation, rather than direct hard processes, populate non-isolated regions within jets, offering a novel and previously overlooked avenue for discovering new physics through jet substructure analysis at the LHC and future colliders.

Taehee Kim, Joon-Bin Lee, M. R. Masouminia, Michael H. Seymour, Un-ki Yang2026-04-02
⚛️ nuclear experiments

Absorption of 1PP-wave heavy charmonium χc1(1P)\chi_{c1}(1P) in nuclei

This paper investigates the photoproduction and nuclear absorption of χc1(1P)\chi_{c1}(1P) charmonium on 12^{12}C and 184^{184}W targets near the kinematic threshold using a collision model with nuclear spectral functions, demonstrating that calculated observables are sensitive to absorption scenarios and could help determine the χc1(1P)\chi_{c1}(1P)-nucleus cross section for future experiments at the CEBAF facility.

E. Ya. Paryev2026-04-02
⚛️ nuclear experiments

Triaxial shapes and the angular structure of nuclear three-body correlations

This paper establishes an analytical connection between triaxial nuclear shapes and three-particle correlations in relativistic heavy-ion collisions, demonstrating that specific flow and momentum fluctuation observables are directly proportional to the nuclear triaxiality parameter β23cos⁡(3γ)\beta_2^3 \cos(3\gamma).

Hadi Mehrabpour, Giuliano Giacalone, Matthew W. Luzum2026-04-02
⚛️ phenomenology

Hyperon non-leptonic decays in relativistic Chiral Perturbation Theory with resonances

This paper presents the first relativistic next-to-leading order Chiral Perturbation Theory calculation of non-leptonic hyperon decays, explicitly incorporating loop corrections and resonance saturation for low-energy constants to achieve a successful fit of both ss- and pp-wave amplitudes while highlighting the crucial role of resonances.

Nora Salone (University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland), Fernando Alvarado (GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschun (…)2026-04-02
⚛️ phenomenology

Baryogenesis in SU(2)LSU(2)_{L} multiplet models

This paper demonstrates that baryogenesis via sphalerogenesis can be successfully realized in Standard Model extensions featuring new SU(2)LSU(2)_L multiplet fields (such as fermionic quintuplets and septuplets) with TeV-scale masses and CP-violating Yukawa interactions, yielding a phenomenologically viable and testable scenario consistent with current electron electric dipole moment limits and future collider searches.

Kiyoto Ogawa, Masanori Tanaka2026-04-02
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Sensitivity study of Kˉ1(1270)\bar{K}_1(1270) decay dynamics using four D→Kˉ1(1270)(→Kˉππ)e+νD\to \bar{K}_1(1270)(\to \bar K\pi\pi)e^+\nu decay channels

This paper presents a sensitivity study using the BESIII experiment to propose a model-independent method for determining the branching fraction of Kˉ1(1270)\bar{K}_1(1270) decays into three-body final states by simultaneously analyzing four specific semileptonic DD-meson decay channels.

Ying'ao Tang, Liang Sun, Panting Ge, Menghao Wang2026-04-02