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.

⚛️ nuclear theory

Chiral Doubling, Renormalization Group Fixed Points, and Dense Matter Equations of State

This paper proposes a unified effective field theory framework formulated at renormalization group fixed points that successfully connects hadronic spectroscopy, dense baryonic matter, and compact star physics by naturally reproducing parity-doubling spectra and reconciling gravitational-wave constraints with massive neutron stars through chiral-invariant nucleon masses and walking vector couplings.

Chihiro Sasaki2026-09-09
⚛️ phenomenology

Pseudo-Dirac Inelastic Dark Matter in the Leptophobic U(1)BU(1)_B Model: Confronting the LUX-ZEPLIN High-Recoil Event with Collider Searches

This paper proposes a minimal leptophobic U(1)BU(1)_B model with pseudo-Dirac inelastic dark matter that naturally explains the LUX-ZEPLIN 248 keV recoil event while simultaneously satisfying relic density and LHC dijet constraints, predicting specific mediator masses and couplings that can be definitively tested by current and future collider data.

Xin-Yu Du, Wenjie Huang, Keping Xie2026-09-09
🔭 astrophysics

Ultra-slow-roll Inflation with Non-perturbative Non-Gaussianity and Scalar Induced Gravitational Waves

This paper demonstrates that an ultra-slow-roll inflation model with O(1)O(1) non-Gaussianity can significantly enhance the abundance of primordial black holes to constitute all dark matter while simultaneously suppressing the associated scalar-induced gravitational wave signals, which nonetheless remain detectable by future observatories like LISA.

Manuel Drees, Chenhuan Wang2026-09-09
⚛️ nuclear theory

A phenomenological approach to direct K∗{\rm{K}}^{*} production and hadronic medium effects in nucleus-nucleus collisions at high baryon density

Using the AMPT-HC model, this study proposes a phenomenological direct-production mechanism for K∗{\rm K}^{*} resonances in Au+Au collisions at sNN=3\sqrt{s_{\rm{NN}}} = 3 GeV to explain how early production and subsequent daughter rescattering in a high-baryon-density medium lead to a predicted increase in the K∗/K{\rm K}^{*}/{\rm K} ratio toward central collisions.

Hongcan Li, Yun Liu, Guangyu Zheng, Yaping Wang, Guannan Xie, Gao-chan Yong2026-09-09
⚛️ phenomenology

Baryon number freeze-out in the Standard Model, precisely

This paper derives a Boltzmann equation to precisely calculate the baryon number freeze-out abundance across the electroweak crossover, yielding updated sphaleron conversion factors for both B−LB-L and flavored lepton asymmetries by incorporating higher-order corrections to the partition function and Higgs expectation value.

Cristina Benso, Dietrich Bödeker, Kohei Kamada, Kyohei Mukaida, Laura Sagunski, Philipp Schicho, Kai Schmitz2026-09-09
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Inelastic Singlet-Doublet Fermion Dark Matter in light of the 248 keV LZ event

Motivated by the recent LUX-ZEPLIN observation of a single 248 keV nuclear recoil event, this paper proposes an inelastic singlet-doublet fermion dark matter model extended with a scalar triplet, which naturally explains the absence of lower-energy events by suppressing elastic scattering while enabling inelastic transitions and simultaneously generating Majorana neutrino masses via the Type-II seesaw mechanism.

Debasish Borah, Sujit Kumar Sahoo, Narendra Sahu, Shashwat Sharma2026-09-09