Rephasing invariant structure of Dirac CP phase and basis independent reduction of unitarity constraints for mixing matrices

This paper derives a basis-independent, rephasing-invariant expression for the Dirac CP phase under specific approximations of charged lepton mixing and establishes a method to reduce unitarity constraints for arbitrary unitary matrices, thereby enabling the direct translation of theoretical results from the PDG parametrization into rephasing invariants.

Masaki J. S. YangTue, 10 Ma⚛️ hep-ph

Physics-Informed Global Extraction of the Universal Small-xx Dipole Amplitude

This paper presents a physics-informed neural network approach to extract a universal small-xx dipole scattering amplitude directly from global DIS and photoproduction data without rigid parametric assumptions, successfully resolving the long-standing tension between total and charm cross-section channels while providing a smooth, non-negative input for Color Glass Condensate phenomenology.

Si-Wei Dai, Fu-Peng Li, Long-Gang Pang, Guang-You Qin, Shu-Yi Wei, Han-Zhong Zhang, Wenbin ZhaoTue, 10 Ma⚛️ hep-ph

Impact of chirality imbalance and nonlocal interactions on the QCD biased axionic domainwall interpretation of NANOGrav 15 year data

This paper demonstrates that within a nonlocal NJL model, a sufficiently large chiral chemical potential can enable the QCD-biased axionic domain-wall scenario to explain the NANOGrav 15-year gravitational wave data even at large θ\theta angles, where the topological susceptibility exhibits a pronounced width near the critical temperature.

Ruotong Zhao, Zhao ZhangTue, 10 Ma⚛️ hep-ph

Alternative framework for the left-right symmetric model including vector-like fermions

This paper proposes an extended left-right symmetric model incorporating an additional SU(2)SU(2) gauge symmetry and vector-like fermions to explain neutrino mass hierarchies through distinct seesaw mechanisms, while utilizing LHC Run II data to establish lower mass limits on the new WW' and ZZ' gauge bosons based on their decay channels.

Yassine Bouzeraib, Mohamed Sadek ZidiTue, 10 Ma⚛️ hep-ph

Conformal versus non-conformal two-Higgs-doublet model: phase transitions and gravitational waves

This paper demonstrates that in the two-Higgs-doublet model, the non-conformal realization with explicit mass terms produces significantly stronger first-order electroweak phase transitions and potentially observable gravitational wave signals compared to the classically conformal version, which is restricted to weaker transitions unless the scalon is light.

Nico Benincasa, Ji-Wei Li, Hanxiao Pu, Robert B. Mann, Vahid Shokrollahic, T. G. Steele, Zhi-Wei WangTue, 10 Ma⚛️ hep-ph

Lepton Mixing from a Lattice Flavon Model: A Two-Branch Octant-delta Prediction

This paper extends a single-flavon BB-lattice Froggatt-Nielsen framework to the lepton sector, successfully generating charged-lepton mass hierarchies and a normal-ordered neutrino spectrum while predicting a distinct two-branch correlation between the atmospheric mixing angle θ23\theta_{23} and the CP-violating phase δ\delta, with a lower-octant solution (θ2343\theta_{23}\approx 43^\circ, δ286\delta\approx 286^\circ) favored by theoretical priors.

Vernon BargerTue, 10 Ma⚛️ hep-ph

Thermal and chemical response from entanglement entropy

This paper argues that in interacting quantum field theories at finite density, the derivative of entanglement entropy with respect to subregion size converges to the thermal entropy density in the large-subregion limit, thereby establishing a universal link between entanglement and thermodynamics that allows for the extraction of equation-of-state information, as demonstrated nonperturbatively in the three-dimensional O(4) model.

Niko Jokela, Aatu Rajala, Tobias RindlisbacherTue, 10 Ma⚛️ quant-ph

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, J. A. Paice, Yang Bai, Sai-En XuThu, 12 Ma⚛️ hep-ph

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 PozzoliThu, 12 Ma⚛️ hep-ph