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

Light Vector Dark Matter via a Magnetic Dipole Portal: Bridging Direct Detection and Fixed-Target Searches

This paper proposes a sub-GeV vector dark matter model mediated by a non-Abelian magnetic dipole portal that naturally yields an inverse mass hierarchy, demonstrating that a significant parameter space consistent with thermal relic abundance and current constraints can be effectively probed by combining fixed-target experiments with direct detection and cosmological observations.

Avik Banerjee, Riccardo Catena, Taylor R. Gray2026-07-28
⚛️ high-energy theory

Temporal Kirkwood-Dirac Quasiprobability Distribution and Unification of Temporal State Formalisms through Temporal Bloch Tomography

This paper unifies various temporal state formalisms by extending the Kirkwood-Dirac quasiprobability distribution to arbitrary multi-time and spatiotemporal processes, defining experimentally accessible temporal quasiprobabilities that provide a common operational foundation for characterizing quantum systems with both timelike and spacelike correlations.

Zhian Jia, Kavan Modi, Dagomir Kaszlikowski2026-07-28
⚛️ high-energy theory

Comments on deformed phase-space cosmology, SUSY and black holes

This paper constructs a supersymmetric deformed model of the Schwarzschild black hole interior by introducing noncommutativity in minisuperspace, derives the resulting deformed SUSY Wheeler-DeWitt equation and classical solutions via WKB approximation, and discusses the implications of these deformations for phase-space cosmology and black hole physics.

O. López-Aguayo, J. C. López-Domínguez, G. E. Pérez-Cuéllar, M. Sabido2026-07-28
⚛️ high-energy theory

Mass/electric versus NUT/magnetic charges: duality from scattering amplitudes in D4D\geq4 and for all bosonic spins

This paper establishes a novel electric-magnetic duality between mass/electric and NUT/magnetic charges for Kerr-NUT metrics and higher-spin fields in dimensions D4D \geq 4 by demonstrating that their 3-point scattering amplitudes are generated by spin-raising operators acting on dual scalar seeds characterized by Bessel functions of opposite orders, while finding no evidence for a higher-dimensional analogue of D=4D=4 self-dual gravity integrability.

Ricardo Monteiro, Lecheng Ren, Daniel Siretanu2026-07-28
⚛️ phenomenology

A Chromomagnetic Mechanism for the Rotational Phase Transition of Gluonic Matter

This paper proposes a chromomagnetic-induced inertia inversion (CII) mechanism within a holographic framework, calibrated against lattice QCD data, to explain how rotation enhances chromomagnetic string tension and causes an anomalous negative moment of inertia in pure gluonic matter at weak real rotation, while restoring conventional behavior at higher temperatures or angular velocities.

Zhibin Li, Yidian Chen, Mei Huang2026-07-28