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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

Equatorial Periodic Orbits and Gravitational Wave Phenomenology around Spherically-symmetric vacuum solution in Freund-Nambu scalar-tensor gravity

This paper investigates how the geometric and scalar-particle couplings in Freund-Nambu scalar-tensor gravity modify test particle dynamics and gravitational wave signatures around a spherically symmetric vacuum solution, revealing that these parameters shift critical orbital boundaries and induce distinct temporal dephasing in extreme mass-ratio inspirals that could be detected by future space-based observatories like LISA.

Dhruba Jyoti Gogoi, Jyatsnasree Bora, Himanshu Chaudhary, M. Yousaf, G. Mustafa2026-06-23

⚛️ lattice

Emergent Andreev Reflection from a Lattice Duality Defect

This paper demonstrates that a purely lattice duality defect in a Majorana representation of the transverse-field Ising chain induces an emergent Andreev-like boundary condition by implementing a chiral fermion-parity flip, thereby providing a microscopic realization of the Emery–Kivelson boundary, Maldacena–Ludwig monopole scattering, and an axial $U(1)_A$ -symmetric charge-flip interface.

Atsushi Ueda, Tokiro Numasawa, Boris De Vos, Masataka Watanabe2026-06-23

🔬 physics

Supersymmetry anomalies and the Wess-Zumino Model in a supergravity background

This paper demonstrates that the first non-trivial correction to the supersymmetry Ward Identity of the Wess-Zumino model in a supergravity background, calculated via dimensional regularisation, can be eliminated by a finite local counter term, thereby confirming the absence of a supersymmetry anomaly.

Giorgos Eleftheriou, Peter West2026-06-19

⚛️ general relativity

Effects of background rotation and anisotropy in the holographic description of type-II superconductors

This paper constructs a holographic model for type-II superconductors on a 5-dimensional anisotropic rotating black hole, demonstrating that black hole rotation mimics quasiparticle damping in AC conductivity and that external magnetic fields induce continuous vortex lattice deformations, thereby extending the holographic description of experimental phenomena in materials like LiFeAs.

Jhony A. Herrera-Mendoza, Alfredo Herrera-Aguilar, Daniel F. Higuita-Borja, Julio A. Méndez-Zavaleta, Felipe Pérez-Rodrí (…)2026-06-19

⚛️ high-energy theory

Localization and wall-crossing of giant graviton expansions in AdS $_5$

This paper derives $q$ -expansions for $\frac{1}{2}$ -BPS indices in $\mathcal{N}=4$ Super Yang-Mills theory by quantizing the moduli space of giant gravitons in the dual AdS $_5$ bulk via supersymmetric localization, demonstrating that their analytic continuation corresponds to a wall-crossing phenomenon and revealing how $\mathbb{Z}_2$ quotients and topologically stable branes on AdS $_5 \times \mathbb{RP}^5$ generate specific projection and Pfaffian terms for orthogonal and symplectic gauge groups.

Giorgos Eleftheriou, Sameer Murthy, Martí Rosselló2026-06-19

⚛️ high-energy theory

EFT strings and dualities in 4d $\mathcal{N}=1$

This paper investigates the global structure of light states in 4d $\mathcal{N}=1$ string and M-theory compactifications by analyzing EFT strings and establishing an integer scaling relation between string tension and state mass that reveals a lattice structure of dualities and UV/IR interplay in moduli space.

Alessandra Grieco, Ignacio Ruiz, Irene Valenzuela2026-06-19

⚛️ general relativity

Complexity Growth in Black Holes: A Comparison of the Volume and Action Proposals

This paper investigates the late-time growth of holographic complexity in various black hole spacetimes using both volume and action prescriptions, revealing that while the action proposal yields a universal thermodynamic scaling, the complexity growth rate exhibits non-trivial, process-dependent variations under physical perturbations like the Penrose process and particle accretion that highlight the limitations of equilibrium-based treatments.

Suraj Maurya, Sashideep Gutti, Rahul Nigam, Swastik Bhattacharya2026-06-19

⚛️ nuclear theory

Generalized Beth--Uhlenbeck entropy formula from the $Φ-$ derivable approach

This paper derives a generalized Beth-Uhlenbeck entropy formula for dense fermion systems with strong correlations using the $\Phi$ -derivable approach, revealing a unique "squared Lorentzian" spectral density in the near mass-shell limit and extending the formalism beyond the low-density limit to include Mott dissociation and self-consistent back reactions.

David Blaschke, Gerd Röpke, Gordon Baym2026-06-19

⚛️ high-energy theory

Diagnosing Critical Behavior in AdS Einstein-Maxwell-Scalar Theory via Holographic Entanglement Measures

This study investigates holographic mixed-state entanglement measures and butterfly velocity in Einstein-Maxwell-Scalar theory, demonstrating their effectiveness in diagnosing phase transitions through distinct scaling behaviors, competitive dynamics, and specific inequalities between measures.

Zhe Yang, GuangZai Ye, Jian-Pin Wu, Peng Liu2026-06-19

⚛️ high-energy theory

PeV neutrons as origin of separated SS433 TeV signals

This paper proposes that the distant, separated TeV gamma-ray signals observed from the SS433 binary system originate from a century-old eruption of PeV relativistic neutron beams, whose beta decay produced high-energy electrons that subsequently generated gamma rays via Inverse Compton Scattering.

D. Fargion, P. G. De Sanctis Lucentini, S. Turriziani, M. Y. Khlopov, D. Sopin2026-06-19

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hep-th

Equatorial Periodic Orbits and Gravitational Wave Phenomenology around Spherically-symmetric vacuum solution in Freund-Nambu scalar-tensor gravity

Emergent Andreev Reflection from a Lattice Duality Defect

Supersymmetry anomalies and the Wess-Zumino Model in a supergravity background

Effects of background rotation and anisotropy in the holographic description of type-II superconductors

Localization and wall-crossing of giant graviton expansions in AdS5_55​

EFT strings and dualities in 4d N=1\mathcal{N}=1N=1

Complexity Growth in Black Holes: A Comparison of the Volume and Action Proposals

Generalized Beth--Uhlenbeck entropy formula from the Φ−Φ-Φ−derivable approach

Diagnosing Critical Behavior in AdS Einstein-Maxwell-Scalar Theory via Holographic Entanglement Measures

PeV neutrons as origin of separated SS433 TeV signals

Localization and wall-crossing of giant graviton expansions in AdS $_5$

EFT strings and dualities in 4d $\mathcal{N}=1$

Generalized Beth--Uhlenbeck entropy formula from the $Φ-$ derivable approach