Hep-Th, or high-energy theoretical physics, explores the fundamental building blocks of our universe and the forces that govern them. Researchers in this field use complex mathematics to understand everything from subatomic particles to the behavior of black holes, often pushing the boundaries of what we know about space and time.

At Gist.Science, we monitor the arXiv repository to ensure you stay ahead of the curve in this rapidly evolving discipline. For every new preprint uploaded to arXiv under this category, our team generates both accessible plain-language overviews and detailed technical summaries, making cutting-edge research understandable regardless of your background.

Below are the latest papers in high-energy theoretical physics, curated to help you navigate the most significant recent discoveries.

⚛️ high-energy theory

On the universal content of the proper time flow in scalar and Yang-Mills theories

This paper demonstrates that the proper time renormalization group flow, despite not being an exact functional equation, correctly reproduces the universal one- and two-loop β\beta-function coefficients and anomalous dimensions for both scalar and Yang-Mills theories, thereby validating its reliability for capturing essential renormalization content across diverse physical applications.

Gabriele Giacometti, Daniele Rizzo, Dario Zappala2026-09-11
⚛️ nuclear theory

Formulation of fully covariant Quantum-Molecular Dynamics for an N-body system with scalar and vector potentials

This paper presents a fully covariant Quantum-Molecular Dynamics framework for relativistic N-body systems interacting via scalar and vector potentials, deriving exact equations of motion to resolve fundamental issues regarding time constraints, non-relativistic limits, and frame independence while offering new insights through scattering analyses.

Jiaxing Zhao, Joerg Aichelin, Elena Bratkovskaya2026-09-11
⚛️ high-energy theory

The σσ_- Cohomology Analysis for Coxeter HS B2B_2 model

This paper analyzes the dynamical content of rank-two covariant derivatives in the B2B_2 Coxeter HS model within AdS4AdS_4 by classifying primary fields and gauge-invariant operators, demonstrating that (adjadj)(adj \otimes adj) one-forms encode symmetric massless and partially massless fields of all spins and depths, and studying the gluing of these one-form modules to zero-form modules at linear vertices.

A. A. Tarusov, K. A. Ushakov2026-09-11