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.

Ising anyons in the SU(2)2SU(2)_2 Chern--Simons theory

This paper resolves the apparent discrepancy between the Ising minimal model M(4,3)\mathcal{M}(4,3) and the SU(2)2SU(2)_2 Chern--Simons theory by demonstrating that, despite differences in their representation structures and the number of irreducible highest-weight representations, the two theories are equivalent at the level of observables relevant to topological quantum computation.

Artem Belov, Andrey Morozov2026-05-18⚛️ hep-th

Kerroll black holes

This paper constructs rotating black hole solutions in Carroll gravity through two distinct approaches: one yielding an intrinsically Carrollian solution by dressing a Schwarzschild black hole with rotational charge, and another deriving a "Kerroll" black hole as a Carroll analog of the Kerr solution via an odd-power expansion of general relativity in the speed of light.

Florian Ecker, Daniel Grumiller, Lucas Hörl, Mattéo Leturcq--Daligaux, Alfredo Pérez2026-05-18⚛️ hep-th

Critical slowing down of black hole phase transition and universal dynamic scaling in AdS black holes

This paper investigates the dynamical critical behavior of black hole phase transitions in anti-de Sitter spacetime by extending the stochastic free energy landscape framework to Kerr-AdS black holes, demonstrating pronounced critical slowing down and a universal dynamic scaling relation (τ=ϵ2/3\tau=|\epsilon|^{-2/3}) across diverse black hole systems including RN-AdS and Bardeen black holes.

Mozib Bin Awal, Prabwal Phukon2026-05-18✓ Author reviewed ⚛️ hep-th

Numerical Study of MRW-Type Unintegrated Double Parton Distribution Functions from Non-Factorized DPDFs

This paper presents a numerical study of MRW-type unintegrated double parton distribution functions constructed from non-factorized GS09 collinear DPDFs, comparing the performance and characteristics of double modified KMRW, double virtuality ordered MRW, and a normalization-matched variant to analyze their transverse momentum dependence, normalization properties, and sensitivity to longitudinal correlations.

R. Kord Valeshabadi, S. Rezaie, K. Azizi2026-05-18⚛️ hep-ex

Walking Sudakov: From Cusp to Octagon

This paper investigates the Sudakov form factor and four-point scattering amplitude in planar N=4\mathcal{N}=4 SYM on the Coulomb branch, identifying a novel scaling limit where a "walking" anomalous dimension interpolates between the cusp and octagon anomalous dimensions and proposing an all-loop form for this behavior that depends on new unknown functions of the 't Hooft coupling.

Luis F. Alday, Elisabetta Armanini, Andrei V. Belitsky, Kelian Häring, Alexander Zhiboedov2026-05-18⚛️ hep-th