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.

⚛️ high-energy theory

Galois Covers of Calabi-Yau Quivers and BPS State Counting

This paper investigates Galois covers of BPS quivers induced by finite abelian group actions, establishing a connection between the BPS invariants of a quiver and its covering quiver (representing an orbifold singularity) through fixed loci and algebra homomorphisms, and proposes an explicit covering formula expressing the rational BPS invariants of the original theory as a sum of those of the covering theory.

Johannes Aspman, Cyril Closset, Elias Furrer, Jan Manschot2026-03-17
⚛️ high-energy theory

Classical Gravitational Scattering from the Ultraviolet and the Absence of Calabi-Yau Integrals in the Conservative Sector at O(G5)O(G^5)

This paper demonstrates that Calabi-Yau and complete elliptic integrals do not contribute to conservative gravitational scattering observables at the fifth post-Minkowskian order because the specific ultraviolet singular structures required to generate the necessary logarithmic terms are absent in the classical limit.

Zvi Bern, Avery Jackman, Gareth Mansfield, Michael S. Ruf2026-03-17
⚛️ high-energy theory

Bulk Reconstruction of Scalar Excitations in Flat3_3/CCFT2_2 and the Flat Limit from (A)dS3_3/CFT2_2

This paper demonstrates that bulk local states of massive scalar excitations in three-dimensional flat spacetime can be reconstructed using states from two-dimensional Carrollian conformal field theories, successfully reproducing the bulk spectrum and propagator while validating the approach through a novel flat limit derived from AdS3_3 and dS3_3 spacetimes.

Peng-Xiang Hao, Kotaro Shinmyo, Yu-ki Suzuki, Shunta Takahashi, Tadashi Takayanagi2026-03-16