⚛️ Category

hep-ph

5257 papers

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.

⚛️ high-energy experiments

A Vector-Like Lepton Interpretation of the High-Energy Nuclear Recoil Candidate in LUX-ZEPLIN

This paper proposes that a high-energy nuclear recoil candidate observed by the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment can be explained by singlet-doublet Majorana dark matter undergoing spin-dependent scattering via a ZZ boson, a scenario that simultaneously satisfies thermal relic constraints, evades low-energy background limits through a Higgs blind spot, and remains testable via solar neutrino searches.

Fatemeh Elahi, Pedro Schwaller2026-09-09
⚛️ phenomenology

Final-state effects on the transverse-momentum spectra of charged hadrons in p+Pbp+Pb and Pb+PbPb+Pb collisions at sNN = 5.02\sqrt {s_{\rm{NN}}}~=~5.02~TeV using the modified Tsallis distribution

This study utilizes a modified Tsallis distribution to successfully model ATLAS data on charged-hadron transverse-momentum spectra in p+Pbp+Pb and Pb+PbPb+Pb collisions at 5.02 TeV, revealing distinct centrality-dependent trends in collective flow and parton energy loss that quantify the interplay between these medium effects.

Kapil Saraswat, Deependra Singh Rawat, Manoj Kumar Singh, Prashanta Kumar Khandai, Damini Singh, Venktesh Singh2026-09-09
⚛️ phenomenology

Endothermic dark matter with a light dark photon and the LUX--ZEPLIN high-energy nuclear-recoil candidate

This paper proposes that the single high-energy nuclear-recoil candidate observed by the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment can be explained by endothermic inelastic dark matter with TeV-scale masses and a GeV-scale dark photon, a model that successfully reproduces the observed relic abundance while satisfying cosmological constraints and remaining testable in future accelerator searches.

Pengxuan Zhu, Giovani Dalla Valle Garcia, Xuan-Gong Wang, Anthony W. Thomas, Martin J. White2026-09-09
⚛️ general relativity

Small-Scale Clustering of Primordial Black Holes: The Little Red Dot Mass Function and the High-Redshift Galaxy Tension

This paper proposes that supermassive black holes in JWST-discovered "little red dots" originate from runaway mergers of primordial black holes within small-scale clusters, a mechanism that simultaneously explains their observed mass and compactness while alleviating tensions with high-redshift galaxy formation in Λ\LambdaCDM cosmology.

Borui Zhang, Wei-Xiang Feng, Haipeng An2026-09-09
⚛️ phenomenology

Complex Scalar Dark Matter with a Vector-Like Quark and Lepton: Precision, Flavor, and HL-LHC

This paper investigates a minimal extension of the Standard Model featuring a complex scalar dark matter candidate stabilized by a Z3\mathbb{Z}_3 symmetry alongside vector-like quarks and leptons, performing a comprehensive analysis of flavor, precision, and collider constraints to identify viable TeV-scale parameter regions and demonstrate the complementarity of multi-messenger searches in probing this framework.

Lipika Kolay, Rusa Mandal, Manimala Mitra, Dipankar Pradhan, Subham Saha2026-09-09
⚛️ nuclear experiments

Three Predictions for Partonic Energy Loss from Light to Heavy Ion Collisions

This paper presents three predictions for partonic energy loss in ultrarelativistic light ion collisions by combining BDMPS-Z, weighted path, and JEWEL models with realistic 16^{16}O and 20^{20}Ne geometries to demonstrate how ion size characteristically influences energy loss in small quark-gluon plasma systems.

Wilke van der Schee, Isobel Kolbé, Govert Nijs, Kumail Ruhani, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Shahin Iqbal2026-09-07
⚛️ phenomenology

Naturally small Dirac neutrino mass and B−LB-L dark matter

This paper proposes a gauged B−LB-L extension of the Standard Model where the singlet scalar carries a B−LB-L charge of 3 or 4 to naturally generate small Dirac neutrino masses, simultaneously providing a viable dark matter candidate and predicting observable stochastic gravitational waves and deviations in the effective number of relativistic degrees of freedom.

Ernest Ma, Partha Kumar Paul, Narendra Sahu2026-09-07
⚛️ phenomenology

Dark matter glueball candidate from a G(2)G(2)--E6E_6--E7E_7 exceptional grand unified theory: GG-parity, spin, mass and stability

This paper investigates the stability and properties of a dark matter glueball candidate within a G(2)G(2)–E6E_6–E7E_7 grand unified theory, concluding that while a 1+−1^{+-} state is favored at low energies, the minimal embedding lacks an exact ultraviolet dark GG-parity due to chiral obstructions that conjugate color, though a modified Higgs sector can remove scalar barriers while leaving the fundamental UV instability unresolved.

Nicolo' Masi2026-09-07