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.

Physics case for low-s\sqrt{s} QCD studies at FCC-ee

This paper proposes that the FCC-ee can significantly advance precision QCD studies by collecting approximately 10910^9 hadronic events at center-of-mass energies between 20 and 80 GeV through initial- and final-state radiation during Z-pole runs and dedicated low-energy collisions, thereby enabling detailed investigations of jet properties, event shapes, and nonperturbative dynamics.

David d'Enterria, Pier Francesco Monni, Peter Skands, Andrii Verbytskyi2026-04-01⚛️ hep-ex

The complete trans-series for conserved charges in the Lieb-Liniger model

This paper presents the complete trans-series solution for the rapidity density moments in the Lieb-Liniger model by explicitly constructing it from perturbative expansions and Volin's method, thereby satisfying resurgence relations, matching numerical data, and providing the full analytic trans-series for a coaxial circular plate capacitor.

Zoltán Bajnok, János Balog, Ramon Miravitllas, Dennis le Plat, István Vona2026-04-01⚛️ hep-th

On Solving Dual Conformal Integrals in Coulomb-branch Amplitudes and Their Periods

This paper defines and solves infinite families of all-loop planar dual conformal integrals in N=4{\cal N}=4 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory using differential equations and binary-string-labeled single-valued harmonic polylogarithms, while characterizing their periods as single-valued multiple zeta values that are bounded by the famous "zigzag" and ladder integral cases.

Song He, Xuhang Jiang2026-04-01⚛️ hep-th

Orthogonality of Q-Functions up to Wrapping in Planar N=4 Super Yang-Mills Theory

This paper constructs universal orthogonality relations for Q-functions in the sl(2) sector of planar N=4 Super Yang-Mills theory within the Separation of Variables framework, demonstrating that operators with different spins vanish at all perturbative orders prior to wrapping corrections by relaxing certain existing assumptions.

Till Bargheer, Carlos Bercini, Andrea Cavaglià, Davide Lai, Paul Ryan2026-04-01⚛️ hep-th