3107 papers
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.
This paper demonstrates that modified loop quantum cosmology (mLQC-I) naturally drives the Bianchi I universe toward isotropy by dynamically suppressing cosmological shear through a robust quantum-gravitational mechanism after the bounce, independent of the matter equation of state.
This paper computes the -equivariant integral of cohomological stable envelopes for cotangent bundles to Grassmannians by deriving a new combinatorial formula for the resulting integer coefficients, which generalize binomial coefficients and are conjectured to relate to curve counting phenomena in 3d mirror symmetry.
This paper introduces the Yukawa--SYK model as a unifying framework that bridges single-particle and many-body chaos through tunable interaction strengths, characterizes its intermediate dynamical regimes, and proposes a feasible optical-cavity implementation using ultra-cold atoms for experimental observation.
This paper presents a non-supersymmetric string theory construction where particle physics contributions to the vacuum energy cancel via hidden sector branes and gravitational effects are suppressed by large extra dimensions, thereby realizing the Dark Dimension scenario with a stabilized de Sitter vacuum and an exponentially small cosmological constant.
This paper investigates three late-time gravity models using DESI BAO and other cosmological data to determine if torsional modifications can alleviate the tension, finding that while phantom-like regimes can partially shift the Hubble constant toward local measurements, none of the models are statistically preferred over the standard CDM model.
This paper presents updated, significantly tighter constraints on the tension of both ordinary cosmic strings and cosmic superstrings by analyzing full Planck and ACT DR6 CMB data, while also releasing a modified CAMB pipeline for computing anisotropies from active networks.
This paper demonstrates that embedding a dilaton-driven varying-speed-of-light phase within string gas cosmology generates a T-duality-protected superluminal bounce that significantly enlarges the causal horizon and suppresses curvature, thereby resolving key cosmological problems while remaining consistent with the theory's self-dual regime.
This paper demonstrates that in Reissner-Nordström-AdS spacetimes, a recursive Penrose process involving charged particle decays and natural confinement yields a finite energy extraction while the black hole's backreaction ensures the process terminates before violating cosmic censorship or triggering a black hole bomb.
This paper utilizes the functional renormalisation group to demonstrate that the Bars-Yankielowicz class of chiral gauge theories exhibits two distinct infrared phases, including a novel large-colour regime characterized by confinement without symmetry breaking.
This paper introduces a cost-efficient simulation framework that models scattering-induced interactions between satellite subhalos and their host halos in self-interacting dark matter scenarios, revealing that environmental effects drive significant structural diversity in subhalo density profiles with observable implications for gravitational lensing and satellite galaxies.