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

How to tame penguins: Advancing to high-precision measurements of ϕd\phi_d and ϕs\phi_s

This paper utilizes SU(3)SU(3) flavour symmetry and recent CP asymmetry measurements from LHCb and Belle-II to constrain penguin decay contributions, thereby enabling high-precision extractions of the Standard Model phases ϕd\phi_d and ϕs\phi_s and outlining future prospects for the HL-LHC and Belle-II experiments.

Kristof De Bruyn, Robert Fleischer, Eleftheria Malami2026-03-12
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Probing ΔL=2\Delta L=2 lepton number violating SMEFT operators at the same-sign muon collider

This paper investigates the sensitivity of a 2 TeV same-sign muon collider (μTRISTAN) to eight distinct ΔL=2\Delta L=2 dimension-seven SMEFT operators via μ+μ+→W+W+/W+qq′\mu^+ \mu^+ \rightarrow W^+W^+/W^+qq' processes, demonstrating its potential to probe lepton number violation beyond existing LHC constraints and future FCC projections.

Subhaditya Bhattacharya, Soumyajit Datta, Abhik Sarkar2026-03-12
⚛️ phenomenology

Exploring Scalar Leptoquarks at Muon Collider via Indirect Signatures and Right-Handed Neutrino-Assisted Decays

This paper investigates the discovery potential of a scalar leptoquark doublet coupling to light quarks and right-handed neutrinos at a muon collider, demonstrating that indirect probes and direct production channels (both pair and single) offer robust sensitivity to masses up to 7 TeV, significantly surpassing the projected capabilities of the High-Luminosity LHC.

Subham Saha, Arvind Bhaskar, P. S. Bhupal Dev, Manimala Mitra2026-03-12
⚛️ high-energy experiments

NuFast-Earth: Efficient Atmospheric, Solar, and Supernova Neutrino Propagation Through the Earth

The paper introduces NuFast-Earth, a fast, flexible, and accurate C++ algorithm designed to efficiently compute neutrino oscillation probabilities for atmospheric, nighttime solar, and supernova neutrinos traversing the Earth's varying density profiles, thereby addressing the growing computational demands of next-generation neutrino experiments.

Peter B. Denton, Stephen J. Parke2026-03-12
⚛️ phenomenology

Covariance spectrum of MAXI J1820+070: On the nature of the Comptonizing flow

This study analyzes the covariance spectrum of the black hole X-ray binary MAXI J1820+070 up to 150 keV, revealing a high-energy coherence drop and distinct electron temperature behaviors that support a two-Comptonization model where short-timescale variability originates from an elevated inner region illuminated by cooler disk photons, while long-timescale variability arises from larger radii.

Shuai-Kang Yang, Bei You, Niek Bollemeijer, Phil Uttley, A. J. Tetarenko, Andrzej A. Zdziarski, Liang Chen, P. Casella (…)2026-03-12
⚛️ phenomenology

All planar three-loop Feynman integrals for the production of two vector bosons at hadron colliders

This paper computes all planar three-loop master integrals required for leading-colour N3LO QCD corrections to the production of two massive or off-shell vector bosons at hadron colliders by constructing pure integral bases, deriving canonical differential equations via finite field techniques, and solving them using generalised power series expansions.

Dhimiter Canko, Mattia Pozzoli2026-03-12
⚛️ nuclear theory

Complete NLO BFKL impact factors for quarkonium hadroproduction in NRQCD: the case of 1S0[1]{}^1S_0^{[1]}, 1S0[8]{}^1S_0^{[8]}, and 3S1[8]{}^3S_1^{[8]} states

This paper presents the first complete next-to-leading-order calculation of BFKL impact factors for the hadroproduction of specific NRQCD quarkonium states by combining virtual corrections with real-emission contributions, demonstrating the cancellation of soft divergences and the compatibility of surviving collinear singularities with factorization to enable future next-to-leading-logarithmic precision studies.

Michael Fucilla, Jean-Philippe Lansberg, Maxim Nefedov, Lech Szymanowski, Samuel Wallon2026-03-12
⚛️ nuclear theory

Non-perturbative flavor asymmetry in the nucleon and deuteron: The light-front Hamiltonian effective field theory approach

This paper employs Light-Front Hamiltonian Effective Field Theory with non-perturbative multi-pion contributions to demonstrate that higher-order Fock components are crucial for accurately describing nucleon flavor asymmetry and to establish a unified framework for investigating similar nuclear effects in light nuclei like the deuteron.

Xianghui Cao, Shan Cheng, Yihan Duan, Yang Li, Siqi Xu, Xingbo Zhao2026-03-12