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.

The energy dependence of exclusive heavy vector meson photoproduction cross-sections and NLO BFKL evolution

This study demonstrates that next-to-leading order BFKL evolution successfully describes the nuclear modification factor for exclusive J/ψJ/\psi photoproduction when initialized with a A1/3A^{1/3}-scaled BGK model, whereas the IP-Sat model fails to reproduce the data, thereby providing a benchmark for investigating non-linear QCD dynamics and gluon saturation.

Martin Hentschinski, Ricardo Rangel Ramírez2026-06-01⚛️ hep-ph

From Qubits to Couplings: A Hybrid Quantum Machine Learning Framework for LHC Physics

This paper proposes a Hybrid Quantum Machine Learning framework that integrates parameterized quantum circuits with classical neural networks to significantly enhance the sensitivity of double Higgs boson searches in the HHbbˉγγHH \to b\bar{b}\gamma\gamma channel at the LHC, outperforming both state-of-the-art classical and purely quantum models in constraining production cross-sections and coupling parameters.

Marwan Ait Haddou, Mohamed Belfkir, Salah Eddine El Harrauss2026-06-01⚛️ hep-ex

The B+(0)Dˉ0()Ds0(2317)+B^{+(0)} \to \bar D^{0(-)} D^{*}_{s0}(2317)^+ decays and the molecular structure of Ds0(2317)D^*_{s0}(2317)

This study supports the molecular structure of the Ds0(2317)D^*_{s0}(2317) resonance as a $DK$ and DsηD_s \eta bound state by successfully describing the branching fractions of B+(0)Dˉ0()Ds0(2317)+B^{+(0)} \to \bar D^{0(-)} D^{*}_{s0}(2317)^+ decays using experimental data from related BB-meson reactions and a theoretical framework based on two free parameters.

Wei-Hong Liang, Zhuo-Ran Hu, Eulogio Oset2026-06-01⚛️ hep-ph

Structural dissection of hadronic molecules: The D()Kˉ()D^{(*)}\bar{K}^{(*)} family under QCD light-cone sum rules

Using QCD light-cone sum rules, this study calculates the static electromagnetic properties of D()Kˉ()D^{(*)}\bar{K}^{(*)} molecular tetraquark candidates, revealing that their magnetic moments are dominated by light quarks while their near-spherical charge distributions and suppressed charm contributions provide quantitative benchmarks for distinguishing molecular structures from compact multiquark interpretations.

Ulaş Özdem2026-06-01⚛️ hep-lat

Quark-Lepton Color-Flavor Unification

This paper proposes an SU(12)×SU(2)L×U(1)RSU(12) \times SU(2)_L \times U(1)_R unification model that dynamically generates fermion masses and solves the strong CP problem through instanton effects, while utilizing non-invertible chiral symmetry breaking and a novel discrete gauge symmetry to absolutely stabilize the proton and link continuous and discrete global symmetries in the infrared.

Antonio Delgado, Seth Koren2026-06-01⚛️ hep-ph

Factorizing quarkonium production matrix elements using effective field theory

This paper utilizes effective field theory and a Hubbard-Stratonovich transformation to factorize quarkonium production matrix elements in NRQCD into state-independent gluon correlators and wavefunctions at the origin, thereby verifying existing relationships for S-wave states, identifying new P-wave contributions, and restoring universality to TMD soft transition functions.

Marston Copeland, Ivan Vitev2026-06-01⚛️ hep-ph