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.

Hamiltonians to all Orders in Perturbation Theory and Higher Loop Corrections in Single Field Inflation with PBHs Formation

This paper derives all-order interaction Hamiltonians and non-linear field relations for single-field inflation with a transient ultra-slow-roll phase, demonstrating that loop corrections to long-wavelength perturbations grow rapidly as (ΔNPeL)L(\Delta N \mathcal{P}_e L)^L, thereby causing a breakdown of perturbative control at the fourth loop order in standard models used for primordial black hole formation.

Hassan Firouzjahi, Bahar Nikbakht2026-05-15⚛️ hep-ph

One-loop amplitudes for ttˉjt\bar{t}j and ttˉγt\bar{t}\gamma productions at the LHC through O(ϵ2)\mathcal{O}(\epsilon^2)

This paper presents analytic expressions for one-loop QCD helicity amplitudes for ttˉjt\bar{t}j and ttˉγt\bar{t}\gamma production at the LHC through O(ϵ2)\mathcal{O}(\epsilon^2), expressed in terms of pentagon functions with rational coefficients in momentum-twistor variables, to facilitate NNLO QCD computations.

Souvik Bera, Colomba Brancaccio, Dhimiter Canko, Heribertus Bayu Hartanto2026-05-15⚛️ hep-ph

Detecting dark matter using optically trapped Rydberg atom tweezer arrays

This paper proposes a novel scheme for detecting wave-like dark matter, specifically dark photons, by utilizing large ensembles of Rydberg atoms trapped in optical tweezer arrays to observe DM-induced excitations between energy levels, with the ability to scan different dark matter masses via external magnetic field tuning.

So Chigusa, Taiyo Kasamaki, Toshi Kusano, Takeo Moroi, Kazunori Nakayama, Naoya Ozawa, Yoshiro Takahashi, Atsuhiro Umemoto, Amar Vutha2026-05-15🔬 physics.atom-ph

Minijet thermalization and jet transport coefficients in QCD kinetic theory

This paper employs weakly coupled QCD kinetic theory to simulate minijet thermalization in a Quark-Gluon Plasma, demonstrating that including recoiling medium particles is essential for reconciling standard jet transport coefficients with kinetic evolution and establishing a phenomenological estimate for minijet quenching times.

Kirill Boguslavski, Florian Lindenbauer, Aleksas Mazeliauskas, Adam Takacs, Fabian Zhou2026-05-15⚛️ nucl-th

Double virtual QCD corrections to ttˉ+t\bar{t}+jet production at the LHC

This paper presents the first leading-colour computation of the double virtual contributions to top-quark pair production with a jet at next-to-next-to-leading order in QCD, providing analytically extracted finite remainders via a differential equation-based special function basis and a publicly available C++ library for phenomenological applications.

Simon Badger, Matteo Becchetti, Colomba Brancaccio, Michał Czakon, Heribertus Bayu Hartanto, Rene Poncelet, Simone Zoia2026-05-15⚛️ hep-ph

Two-loop all-plus helicity amplitudes for self-dual Higgs boson with gluons via unitarity cut constraints

This paper presents two-loop all-plus helicity amplitudes for a self-dual Higgs boson interacting with up to four positive-helicity gluons in the heavy top-quark limit, utilizing four-dimensional unitarity cuts and finite-field tensor reduction to derive compact expressions involving polylogarithms up to weight two and rational spinor-helicity functions.

Simon Badger, Christian Biello, Colomba Brancaccio, Federico Ripani2026-05-15⚛️ hep-ph

Finite parts of inflationary loops II: A streamlined UV in-in algorithm and distinguishable signatures

This paper introduces a streamlined dimensional regularization method for evaluating in-in loop integrals with arbitrary external legs and vertices, which reveals challenges in Hamiltonian renormalization within the in-in formalism and demonstrates how finite loop corrections to the primordial bispectrum can yield distinguishable signatures from tree-level contributions.

Guillermo Ballesteros, Jesús Gambín Egea, Flavio Riccardi2026-05-15⚛️ hep-th

Tachyonic gravitational dark matter production after inflation

This paper proposes a novel non-thermal dark matter production mechanism driven by curvature-induced tachyonic instabilities of a spectator scalar field coupled to the Gauss-Bonnet invariant, which triggers explosive particle creation after inflation and successfully reproduces the observed dark matter relic density across a wide range of masses and inflationary scales.

Giorgio Laverda, Tomás Mendes, Javier Rubio2026-05-15⚛️ hep-ph

Radiative decays of the 1PP, 1DD, 2SS, and 2PP Λc\Lambda_c and 1DD, 2SS, and 2PP Ξc\Xi_c charmed baryons

Using the constituent quark model, this paper analyzes the radiative decays of various excited Λc\Lambda_c and Ξc\Xi_c charmed baryons in the flavor anti-triplet, providing branching ratios and decay widths that aid in identifying resonances and clarifying the nature of the Ξc(3055)\Xi_c(3055) and Ξc(3080)\Xi_c(3080) states.

R. Gamboa-Goni, Ailier Rivero-Acosta, H. García-Tecocoatzi, A. Gutierrez-Rodriguez, A. Ramirez-Morales, E. Santopinto, Carlos Alberto Vaquera-Araujo2026-05-15⚛️ hep-ph