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.

⚛️ general relativity

Chaplygin and Polytropic Kantowski--Sachs Solutions in Teleparallel F(T)F(T) Gravity

This paper develops a covariant reconstruction framework in teleparallel F(T)F(T) gravity to derive specific functional forms of the gravitational Lagrangian for Kantowski--Sachs geometries sourced by Chaplygin and polytropic fluids, utilizing nonlinear matter conservation laws to reverse the standard reconstruction strategy and identify viable anisotropic cosmological and black-hole-interior branches.

Alexandre Landry2026-07-10
⚛️ high-energy theory

Holographic Theory of Mixed-Dimensional Statistics and Conservation-Encoding Hopping-Operator Algebras

This paper establishes a general framework for mixed-dimensional statistics by defining them through local hopping-operator algebras, demonstrating that pointed conservation laws yield statistics classified by higher-group cohomology with a holographic realization, while non-pointed laws correspond to generalized symmetries classified by fusion dd-categories.

Hanyu Xue, Xiao-Gang Wen2026-07-10
⚛️ high-energy theory

Three-Loop QCD corrections to the production of a Higgs boson and a Jet

This paper presents the computation of three-loop QCD corrections to the scattering amplitude for Higgs boson and three-parton production in the generalized leading color limit, expressing the results in terms of multiple polylogarithms to enable precise phenomenological predictions for Higgs-plus-jet production at hadron colliders and Higgs decay to three jets at lepton colliders.

Xiang Chen, Xin Guan, Bernhard Mistlberger2026-07-09
⚛️ high-energy theory

Linearized N=2\mathcal{N}=2 conformal supergravity in the harmonic approach

This paper constructs the linearized superconformal action for the N=2\mathcal{N}=2 Weyl supermultiplet using the harmonic superspace approach with unconstrained analytic potentials and "half-analyticity" conditions, demonstrating its structural similarity to the N=2\mathcal{N}=2 Maxwell action and proposing a path toward a complete nonlinear formulation.

Evgeny Ivanov, Nikita Zaigraev2026-07-09
⚛️ general relativity

Phase transitions in scalarized topological AdS black holes

This paper investigates black hole scalarization induced by a charged scalar field in asymptotic AdS spacetimes with three distinct horizon topologies within the extended phase space, revealing that scalarization occurs at low temperatures for all cases, exhibits unique high-temperature domains and complex phase transitions in the spherical topology, and undergoes a pressure-driven transition from first-order to "cave-of-wind" style condensation across all geometries.

Zi-Qiang Zhao, Zhang-Yu Nie, Shao-Wen Wei, Jing-Fei Zhang, Xin Zhang2026-07-09