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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

Impact of cavities on the detection of quadratically coupled ultra-light dark matter

This paper demonstrates that local over-densities, such as experimental cavities, can significantly suppress the amplitude and gradient of quadratically coupled ultra-light scalar dark matter, thereby hindering detection efforts and relaxing existing constraints on such models, while also proposing a differential force measurement between cavities of different internal structures as a potential detection method.

Clare Burrage, Angus Macdonald, Michael P. Ross, Gray Rybka, Elisa Todarello2026-03-04

⚛️ phenomenology

Improving the Precision of First-Principles Calculation of Parton Physics from Lattice QCD

This paper reviews how recent advancements in Large Momentum Effective Theory (LaMET), including improved renormalization schemes, higher-order matching kernels, and novel lattice operators, are enhancing the precision and reliability of first-principles lattice QCD calculations for proton parton distributions.

Yong Zhao2026-03-04✓ Author reviewed ⓘ

⚛️ phenomenology

Analysis of the hidden-charm pentaquark candidates in the $J/ψp$ mass spectrum with QCD sum rules

This paper employs QCD sum rules to systematically study $uudc\bar{c}$ pentaquark states with isospin $I=\frac{1}{2}$ , determining their mass spectra and proposing assignments for the observed $P_c$ candidates while identifying a lowest hidden-charm state just above the $\bar{D}\Lambda_c$ threshold.

Zhi-Gang Wang2026-03-04

⚛️ phenomenology

Primer of Strong-Field Quantum Electrodynamics for Experimentalists

This paper provides a conceptual and practical introduction to Strong-Field Quantum Electrodynamics tailored for experimentalists, focusing on core ideas, terminology, and challenges relevant to experimental design and interpretation rather than offering a comprehensive theoretical review.

Annabel Kropf, Ivo Schulthess2026-03-04

⚛️ phenomenology

Event shapes and Inclusive Hadron Spectra at FCC-ee energies

This paper analyzes hadronic final states at Future Circular Electron-Positron Collider (FCC-ee) energies using PYTHIA simulations to investigate event shapes and inclusive spectra, extract the strong coupling constant $\alpha_s$ with NNLO accuracy, and assess systematic uncertainties and soft gluon dynamics for future QCD studies.

Philip Mathew, Ritu Aggarwal, Manjit Kaur2026-03-04

⚛️ phenomenology

Low-energy $Nϕ$ scattering from a pole-enhanced triangle diagram

This paper demonstrates that low-energy $N\phi$ scattering is driven by a pole-enhanced triangle diagram involving a near-threshold $\Lambda(1405)$ pole, yielding an attractive interaction consistent with experimental data and distinct from van der Waals or two-pion exchange mechanisms.

Mao-Jun Yan, Chun-Sheng An, Cheng-Rong Deng2026-03-04

⚛️ phenomenology

$P$ -- $V$ criticality, Joule--Thomson expansion, and holographic heat engine of charged Hayward-AdS black holes with a cloud of strings and perfect fluid dark matter

This paper investigates the extended thermodynamics of charged Hayward-AdS black holes surrounded by a cloud of strings and perfect fluid dark matter, demonstrating that these models exhibit van der Waals-like phase transitions, distinct Joule-Thomson expansion characteristics, and holographic heat engine efficiencies that are respectively enhanced by the cloud of strings and diminished by perfect fluid dark matter.

Ahmad Al-Badawi, Faizuddin Ahmed, İzzet Sakallı2026-03-04

⚛️ phenomenology

Spin hydrodynamics on a hyperbolic expanding background

This paper derives exact evolution equations for spin potentials in perfect-fluid spin hydrodynamics on Grozdanov's hyperbolic ( $\kappa=-1$ ) expanding background, revealing distinct dynamical features such as stronger spin localization and oscillatory azimuthal decay that differentiate it from the well-known Gubser flow.

Rajeev Singh, Alexander Soloviev2026-03-04

⚛️ phenomenology

One-point energy correlator for deep inelastic scattering at small $x$

This paper derives the one-point energy correlator for deep inelastic scattering in the small- $x$ limit using the Color Glass Condensate framework, demonstrating that it serves as a clean, nonperturbative-free probe of gluon saturation dynamics with significant nuclear suppression effects relevant to the future Electron-Ion Collider.

Zhong-Bo Kang, Robert Kao, Meijian Li, Jani Penttala2026-03-04

⚛️ phenomenology

The Latent Information Geometry of Jet Classification

This paper introduces a framework based on differential and information geometry to analyze the latent representations of machine learning models, applying concepts like curvature and nonmetricity to interpret the physics underlying quark-gluon and fat jet classification tasks.

Rebecca Maria Kuntz, Tilman Plehn, Björn Malte Schäfer, Benedikt Schosser, Sophia Vent2026-03-04

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Impact of cavities on the detection of quadratically coupled ultra-light dark matter

Improving the Precision of First-Principles Calculation of Parton Physics from Lattice QCD

Analysis of the hidden-charm pentaquark candidates in the J/ψpJ/ψpJ/ψp mass spectrum with QCD sum rules

Primer of Strong-Field Quantum Electrodynamics for Experimentalists

Event shapes and Inclusive Hadron Spectra at FCC-ee energies

Low-energy NϕNϕNϕ scattering from a pole-enhanced triangle diagram

PPP--VVV criticality, Joule--Thomson expansion, and holographic heat engine of charged Hayward-AdS black holes with a cloud of strings and perfect fluid dark matter

Spin hydrodynamics on a hyperbolic expanding background

One-point energy correlator for deep inelastic scattering at small xxx

The Latent Information Geometry of Jet Classification

Analysis of the hidden-charm pentaquark candidates in the $J/ψp$ mass spectrum with QCD sum rules

Low-energy $Nϕ$ scattering from a pole-enhanced triangle diagram

$P$ -- $V$ criticality, Joule--Thomson expansion, and holographic heat engine of charged Hayward-AdS black holes with a cloud of strings and perfect fluid dark matter

One-point energy correlator for deep inelastic scattering at small $x$