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.

Emergence of dynamical tensor fields in composite models of gravity

This work demonstrates that in composite gravity models in the infrared regime, dynamical tensor fields with finite kinetic terms emerge via the functional renormalization group flow, reproducing the transverse-traceless sector of the diffeomorphism-invariant Einstein-Hilbert action, while longitudinal and trace contributions remain uninterpreted as gauge-fixing artifacts.

Yadikaer Maitiniyazi, Masatoshi Yamada2026-04-29⚛️ gr-qc

Renormalization-group improved Schwarzschild black hole: shadow, ringdown, and strong cosmic censorship

This paper investigates a renormalization-group improved Schwarzschild black hole, analyzing its horizon structure, shadow, quasinormal modes, and thermodynamic properties to demonstrate that it remains the most Schwarzschild-like regular black hole while exhibiting a Davies-type phase transition and near-marginal violations of Strong Cosmic Censorship at its inner Cauchy horizon.

Ahmad Al-Badawi, Faizuddin Ahmed, İzzet Sakallı2026-04-29⚛️ gr-qc

Revisiting near-extremal and near-BPS black holes in AdS3 supergravity

This paper systematically investigates the Euclidean path integral of AdS3 supergravity at low temperatures, clarifying the role of boundary conditions and quantum fluctuations to demonstrate that the near-horizon gravitational path integral is quantum mechanically inequivalent to that of the BTZ black hole, thereby refining the distinction between near-extremal and near-BPS limits.

Adam Bac, Alejandra Castro, Diksha Jain2026-04-29⚛️ hep-th