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.

⚛️ phenomenology

Photon Gas Thermodynamics in Doubly Special Relativity at the Planck Scale

This paper investigates the thermodynamics of a photon gas within the Magueijo-Smolin formulation of doubly special relativity, deriving and numerically evaluating key thermodynamic quantities that smoothly recover standard special relativistic results at low energies while exhibiting systematic suppression near the Planck scale due to the invariant energy cutoff.

Qi Xiong, Xinyi Yang, Guifeng Su, Yi Zhang2026-07-29
⚛️ general relativity

Gravitational wave constraints on corrections to Bekenstein-Hawking Area Formula in classical F(R) gravity and quantum GR : implications for theory parameters

This paper utilizes recent gravitational wave observations confirming the Hawking Area Theorem to impose stringent constraints on corrections to the Bekenstein-Hawking entropy formula, thereby limiting parameters in classical F(R)F(R) gravity and restricting the spin and species count of Beyond Standard Model particles in quantum gravity models.

Parthasarathi Majumdar2026-07-29
⚛️ general relativity

Late-Time Cosmological Tests of a Minisuperspace Generalized-Uncertainty-Principle Deformation

This paper investigates a quadratic generalized-uncertainty-principle deformation of the FLRW minisuperspace Poisson algebra, demonstrating that its first-order correction to the Friedmann equation can be constrained using late-time cosmological data to yield a negative deformation parameter (β0.086\beta^* \approx -0.086) at 68% credibility.

G. G. L. Nashed2026-07-29
⚛️ high-energy theory

Curved momentum space and finite Landau spectrum in κ\kappa-Minkowski spacetime

This paper derives exact energy spectra for charged scalar and spin-1/2 particles in a constant magnetic field within κ\kappa-Minkowski spacetime by employing a κ\kappa-Poincaré Casimir from de Sitter momentum space, revealing that momentum space curvature induces a maximal invariant momentum that truncates the Landau spectrum at a spin-dependent Highest Landau Level.

Adrián Huamán Vargas, Vladislav Kupriyanov2026-07-29
⚛️ general relativity

Analytic backreaction of a scalar wig on a Schwarzschild black hole

This paper analytically determines the leading-order backreaction of a spherically symmetric massive scalar quasi-bound state on a Schwarzschild black hole in the small-coupling regime, deriving explicit metric perturbations and demonstrating that the black hole's mass grows monotonically as it absorbs the decaying scalar cloud while maintaining perturbative consistency.

Marco de Cesare, Manuel Del Piano, Carlos A. R. Herdeiro2026-07-29
⚛️ high-energy theory

Maximal D=5D=5 trombone supergravity from M5-branes and SU(2)\mathrm{SU}(2)-flavoured N=1\mathcal{N}=1 class S\mathcal{S} operator spectra

This paper demonstrates that a specific D=5D=5 N=8\mathcal{N}=8 gauged supergravity with trombone scaling symmetry arises from consistent truncations of M-theory on both Maldacena-Núñez and Bah-Beem-Bobev-Wecht backgrounds, and utilizes this framework to compute the universal Kaluza-Klein spectrum dual to the light operator sector of the corresponding N=1\mathcal{N}=1 class S\mathcal{S} SCFT.

Ritabrata Bhattacharya, Abhay Katyal, Oscar Varela2026-07-29