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.

Disentangling Flow Contributions from the Chiral Magnetic Effect in U+U Collisions with Forward-Backward Multiplicity Asymmetry

This paper proposes using forward-backward multiplicity asymmetry (FBMA) in uranium-uranium collisions as a robust control parameter to effectively disentangle the Chiral Magnetic Effect signal from flow-induced backgrounds by leveraging the correlation between FBMA and initial-state geometry while largely decoupling it from magnetic field correlations.

Kaiser Shafi, Sandeep Chatterjee2026-04-07⚛️ nucl-th

Superradiant Suppression of Non-minimally Coupled Scalar fields for a Rotating Charged dS Black Hole in Conformal Weyl Gravity

This study analytically demonstrates that rotating charged de Sitter black holes in Conformal Weyl Gravity exhibit significant suppression of superradiant amplification for both massless and massive conformally coupled scalar fields compared to General Relativity, with the massive sector showing particularly strong exponential suppression in the cosmological region.

Owen Gartlan, Jacob March, Leo Rodriguez, Shanshan Rodriguez, Yihan Shen2026-04-07⚛️ hep-th

Galileon versus Quintessence: A comparative phase space analysis and late-time cosmic relevance

This paper presents a comparative phase space analysis showing that while standard Quintessence models with cosh potentials admit stable late-time accelerating attractors, the light mass Galileon model fails to produce such stable solutions for the considered potentials, suggesting that higher-order Galileon interactions are necessary to explain the observed cosmic acceleration.

Mohd Shahalam2026-04-07⚛️ gr-qc

Preliminary study on the impact of stress-energy tensor compared to scalar field in Nonminimal Derivative model

This preliminary study compares the Nonminimal Derivative Coupling models utilizing the trace of the stress-energy tensor (NMDC-T) and a real-valued scalar field (NMDC-phi) within incompressible stars, finding that the NMDC-T model's coupling parameters are less sensitive to variations in compactness and mass-radius relations than those of the NMDC-phi model.

Ilham Prasetyo, Bobby Eka Gunara, Agus Suroso2026-04-07⚛️ gr-qc

Planar AdS multi-NUT spacetimes and Kaluza-Klein multi-monopoles

This paper constructs explicit planar Anti-de Sitter spacetimes with multiple NUT parameters by introducing axionic scalar fields or quadratic-curvature corrections, thereby overcoming vacuum field equation restrictions and enabling the study of holographic properties with multiple NUT charges alongside Kaluza-Klein multi-monopole configurations.

Cristóbal Corral, Cristián Erices, Daniel Flores-Alfonso, Benjamín Hernández2026-04-07⚛️ hep-th