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.

Baryon Bethe-Salpeter Equation in Minkowski-Space QCD2_2

This paper formulates and numerically solves the three-quark Bethe-Salpeter equation for baryons in Minkowski-space QCD2_2 using the light-cone gauge, demonstrating that the leading-order valence truncation reproduces the Bars-Durgut equation and yields a ground-state mass and Regge trajectory consistent with previous results and experimental trends while providing a framework for calculating various structure observables.

Satvir Kaur, Sreeraj Nair, Chandan Mondal, Jiangshan Lan, Xingbo Zhao, J. P. B. C. de Melo, Tobias Frederico2026-05-11⚛️ hep-ph

LHC Mono-W/ZW/Z Signatures as a Probe for Dark Matter Explanations of Astrophysical Excesses

This paper demonstrates that the Inert Two-Higgs Doublet Model (IDM) parameter space explaining Galactic Center gamma-ray and AMS-02 antiproton anomalies via SSWWSS \to WW^* annihilation in the 70–75 GeV dark matter mass range can be effectively probed and largely tested at the High-Luminosity LHC through a novel mono-W/ZW/Z channel-separation strategy targeting specific inert scalar mass splittings.

Yu-Chen Guo, Ying-Xin Li, Chih-Ting Lu2026-05-11⚛️ hep-ex

The study of K0K^{*0} meson production using a multi-phase transport model at RHIC BES energies

This study utilizes the AMPT model to analyze K0K^{*0} meson production in Au+Au collisions at RHIC BES energies, revealing that while the model reproduces experimental K0/KK^{*0}/K ratios even without hadronic rescattering, the meson's directed flow and average transverse momentum serve as sensitive probes of the late-stage hadronic medium's lifetime and interactions.

Pranjal Barik, Kadambini Menduli, Aswini Kumar Sahoo, Md. Nasim2026-05-11⚛️ hep-ph

Characterizing bulk properties of gapped phases by smeared boundary conformal field theories: Role of duality in unusual ordering

This paper proposes a framework using smeared boundary conformal field theories to characterize gapped phases and massive renormalization group flows dual to massless ones, revealing that such phases often involve unphysical smeared Ishibashi states and spontaneously break non-invertible symmetries, thereby providing a quantum field-theoretic description of unusual order-disorder coexistence.

Yoshiki Fukusumi, Shuma Nakashiba2026-05-11⚛️ hep-th

Phenomenological implications of the high-precision COHERENT germanium CEν\nuNS data

This paper presents a comprehensive phenomenological analysis of new high-precision COHERENT germanium CEν\nuNS data to extract updated Standard Model and nuclear physics parameters, including the weak mixing angle and germanium neutron radius, while simultaneously constraining neutrino non-standard interactions through a global combined analysis with other experimental datasets.

M. Atzori Corona, M. Cadeddu, N. Cargioli, G. Co', F. Dordei, C. Giunti, R. Pavarani2026-05-11⚛️ hep-ex