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.

⚛️ general relativity

Stimulated radiation from superradiant scalar cloud in scalar-tensor theory

This paper investigates how the chameleon mechanism in scalar-tensor theories causes superradiant scalar clouds around Kerr black holes to exhibit unique growth and stimulated decay patterns in non-uniform matter distributions, generating distinct electromagnetic signals that can differentiate fundamental scalars from other light bosonic fields.

Wenyi Wang, Sousuke Noda, Taishi Katsuragawa2026-01-27
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Fermionic Dark Matter and New Scalar Production in e+e−→H+H−e^+e^- \to H^+H^- at Colliders

This paper investigates the pair production of charged scalars (e+e−→H+H−e^+e^- \to H^+H^-) within the scotogenic model, demonstrating that the process is dominated by tt-channel exchange of singlet right-handed fermions (including the dark matter candidate) and providing predictions for future high-energy e+e−e^+e^- colliders to test the model's parameter space.

Asmaa AlMellah, Faeq Abed, Gaber Faisel2026-01-27
⚛️ phenomenology

Probing the γγ∗→η(′)γγ^*\to η^{(\prime)} Transition Form Factors with Newly Derived η(′)η^{(\prime)}-Meson Light-Cone Distribution Amplitudes

This paper analyzes the γγ∗→η(′)\gamma\gamma^*\to \eta^{(\prime)} transition form factors using newly derived light-cone distribution amplitudes within the light-cone sum rule framework, demonstrating that intrinsic charm and gluonic components significantly influence the observables, particularly stabilizing the η\eta channel while enhancing the sensitivity of the η′\eta' channel at high Q2Q^2.

Dan-Dan Hu, Xing-Gang Wu, Yu-Jie Zhang, Hai-Bing Fu, Tao Zhong2026-01-27
⚛️ phenomenology

Interference-induced entanglement in an effectively zero-lifetime particle pair

This paper establishes a quantitative framework demonstrating that ultra-peripheral heavy-ion collisions via Drell-Söding pion-pair production generate interference-induced entanglement, which manifests as a measurable second-harmonic azimuthal asymmetry in momentum space, thereby offering a robust experimental signature of quantum coherence in relativistic environments.

Xin Wu, Xinbai Li, Zebo Tang, Yusong Wang, Wangmei Zha2026-01-27
⚛️ phenomenology

GALILEO: Galactic Axion Laser Interferometer Leveraging Electro-Optics

The paper proposes GALILEO, a novel experimental method using a high-precision resonant Michelson interferometer to detect light dark matter by measuring the oscillation-induced changes in the refractive index of electro-optical materials, thereby exploring a previously uncharted mass range beyond the capabilities of traditional microwave cavity haloscopes.

Reza Ebadi, David E. Kaplan, Surjeet Rajendran, Ronald L. Walsworth2026-01-26
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Lessons from LHCb and Belle II measurements of B→J/ψπB\to J/ψπ and B→J/ψKB\to J/ψK decays

This paper utilizes recent LHCb and Belle II measurements of CP asymmetries in B→J/ψπB\to J/\psi\pi decays, combined with flavor-SU(3) relations and first-order breaking corrections, to generate new Standard Model predictions for CP violation and decay rates in related B→J/ψKB\to J/\psi K and BsB_s processes.

Zoltan Ligeti, Yosef Nir, Roy Schein2026-01-26
⚛️ phenomenology

Electron-muon conversion in nuclei and rare decays induced by LFV dark photon

This paper investigates lepton-flavor violation in electron-muon nuclear conversion and rare radiative meson decays induced by a sub-GeV dark photon, providing estimates for current and future fixed-target experiments and applying these findings to analyze the specific decay channels η(η′)→γμe\eta(\eta') \to \gamma\mu e.

Alexey S. Zhevlakov, Sergey Kuleshov, Valery E. Lyubovitskij, Evgenie O. Oleynik2026-01-26