931 papers
Nuclear theory sits at the fascinating intersection of particle physics and the forces that hold our universe together. This field explores how protons and neutrons bind inside atomic nuclei, seeking to understand the fundamental interactions that govern matter at its most dense and energetic levels. While the mathematics involved can be incredibly complex, the core questions are deeply human: how does the universe function at its smallest scales, and what happens when we push matter to its limits?
At Gist.Science, we make these cutting-edge discoveries accessible by processing every new preprint published in this category on arXiv. Our team transforms dense academic manuscripts into clear, plain-language summaries alongside detailed technical overviews, ensuring that both experts and curious readers can grasp the latest breakthroughs without getting lost in the jargon. Below are the latest papers in nuclear theory, distilled and ready for you to explore.
Based on the first measurement of hypertriton production in proton-proton collisions at the LHC, this study confirms the hypertriton's halo structure and estimates the hyperon's separation from its deuteron core to be approximately 9.54 fm using the nuclear coalescence framework.
This paper investigates how time-correlated thermal noise with power-law decay, modeled via a generalized Langevin equation with Caputo fractional derivatives, significantly influences heavy quark dynamics in quark-gluon plasma by analyzing momentum correlations, displacement, kinetic energy, and higher-order transverse-momentum moments.
This chapter provides an introductory overview of relativistic mean-field models, detailing their theoretical foundations and applications in constructing equations of state for dense neutron-rich matter to bridge nuclear experiments with astrophysical observations of neutron stars.
This paper theoretically investigates the coherent propagation of resonant Bessel beams through Th-doped CaF crystals, demonstrating that their unique orbital angular momentum and non-uniform profiles can enhance excitation control and reveal the spatial distribution of nuclear quantization axes via nuclear forward scattering.
This paper establishes a quantum formalism for real-time particle evolution in the Glasma by linking classical Wong's equations to Heisenberg equations, deriving distinct equations of motion for gauge-invariant kinetic and canonical momenta, and demonstrating that a transverse Coulomb gauge condition optimizes numerical accuracy for future quantum implementations.
This study utilizes the UrQMD model to investigate resonance production and suppression in p+p and Ar+Sc collisions at SPS energies, finding that while the model captures essential dynamical features, it fails to quantitatively reproduce the strong resonance suppression observed in central collisions by NA61/SHINE.
This paper applies radiative corrections to recent MINERvA antineutrino-hydrogen scattering data to extract the nucleon axial-vector form factor and radius, thereby enabling more precise comparisons with lattice QCD predictions and reducing uncertainties in neutrino interaction modeling.
This paper evaluates pion-induced QED radiative corrections to the inverse beta decay cross section using heavy baryon chiral perturbation theory, demonstrating that these effects are small enough to enable sub-permille theoretical precision for antineutrino energies above 10 MeV.
This paper presents recent ALICE measurements from July 2025 LHC runs involving proton-oxygen, oxygen-oxygen, and neon-neon collisions, detailing charged-particle pseudorapidity densities, flow coefficients, and neutral pion suppression to advance the understanding of particle production and collective phenomena in small collision systems.
This paper presents a symmetry-preserving approximation for computing light meson spectra that incorporates fully-dressed quark-gluon vertices and demonstrates significantly improved agreement with experimental masses compared to the traditional rainbow-ladder approximation.