A compendium of cold-nuclear matter baseline predictions in light-ion collisions

This paper presents comprehensive perturbative QCD baseline predictions for cold nuclear matter effects in light-ion collisions at LHC energies, demonstrating that while these effects induce significant suppressions with large uncertainties, specific multi-cross-section ratios can effectively cancel these uncertainties to enhance the sensitivity to quark-gluon plasma signatures.

Florian Jonas, Constantin Loizides, Aleksas Mazeliauskas + 2 more2026-03-04⚛️ hep-ph

Emergent Gribov horizon from replica symmetry breaking in Yang--Mills theories

This paper demonstrates that the Serreau–Tissier replica sector in Yang–Mills theories can dynamically generate a Gribov–Zwanziger-type horizon functional through the expansion of the Faddeev–Popov determinant, thereby providing a microscopic mechanism for the emergence of the Gribov scale that yields either a Curci–Ferrari mass or a refined Gribov–Zwanziger decoupling propagator depending on the replica symmetry phase.

Rodrigo Carmo Terin2026-03-04⚛️ hep-ph

Scattering and Femtoscopic Correlation Functions of the Σc++π+Σ_c^{++}π^{+} and Σb+π+Σ_b^{+}π^{+} Systems

This paper presents predictions for the scattering observables and femtoscopic correlation functions of the I=2I=2 Σc++π+\Sigma_c^{++}\pi^{+} and Σb+π+\Sigma_b^{+}\pi^{+} systems within two theoretical frameworks constrained by heavy-flavor resonances, revealing that while strong-interaction models exhibit significant differences, the inclusion of repulsive Coulomb effects largely suppresses the sensitivity of correlation functions to these underlying strong dynamics.

Mikel F. Barbat, Juan Nieves, Laura Tolos2026-03-04⚛️ hep-ph

Effects of isovector spin-orbit interaction on the charge-weak form factor difference in 48^{48}Ca, 208^{208}Pb, 90^{90}Zr and 62^{62}Ni

This study demonstrates that the charge-weak form factor difference in 48^{48}Ca and 90^{90}Zr is highly sensitive to the isovector spin-orbit interaction due to specific shell structures, whereas 208^{208}Pb and 62^{62}Ni remain insensitive, thereby guiding a strategic approach to use parity-violating electron scattering on these distinct nuclei to separately constrain the isovector spin-orbit strength and the symmetry energy slope.

Tong-Gang Yue, Zhen Zhang, Lie-Wen Chen2026-03-04⚛️ hep-ph