Generalized Foldy-Wouthuysen approach for the derivation of non-relativistic effective field theoriesEffective field theories (EFTs) are a powerful framework for performing high-precision calculations at reduced complexity compared to their fundamental counterparts. A particularly important class of…Tobias Asano, Fabio Di Pumpo, Enno Giese et al.·Sep 2, 2026SaveLearn
Fermionic Dark Matter Absorption and the High-Energy Event in LUX-ZEPLINThe LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment has reported a single candidate event in the high-energy nuclear recoil window 24832.5\ keVnr with an exposure of $2.84\…Yuanchao Lou, Chih-Ting Lu·Sep 2, 2026SaveLearn
A PQ-Symmetric High-Scale SUSY Interpretation of the LZ High-Energy RecoilThe 248-keV nuclear-recoil-like event reported by LZ can be interpreted as near-threshold upscattering of 1.08-TeV thermal Higgsino dark matter. A neutral-Higgsino splitting of order 0.3--0.35…Wen Yin·Sep 1, 2026SaveLearn
Tremaine-Gunn Control: Evading Bounds on Light Fermion Dark MatterPauli exclusion is often regarded as imposing a model-independent lower bound on the mass of fermionic dark matter in galaxies. We show that dark-sector interactions can substantially weaken this…Joel Barir, Diego Blas, Anubhav Mathur et al.·Sep 1, 2026SaveLearn
Electromagnetic tails of B-meson light-cone distribution amplitudesWe investigate electromagnetic corrections to the B-meson decay constant and light-cone distribution amplitudes (LCDAs) within the framework of heavy-quark effective theory. The inclusion of QED…Max Ferré, Matthias Neubert·Sep 1, 2026SaveLearn
Primordial Black Hole Assisted Dirac LeptogenesisDirac leptogenesis offers a qualitatively different route to the baryon asymmetry: total lepton number is conserved, but equal and opposite asymmetries are stored in the Standard Model and right…Marco Manno, Anish Ghoshal·Sep 1, 2026SaveLearn
SN1987A constraints on the neutrino-dark-fermion interaction from resonant scattering with CνBNeutrino self-interactions mediated by a light scalar offer a compelling resolution to cosmological tensions and may naturally arise in neutrino mass generation mechanisms. When the scalar also…Christina Gao, Ke Hu, Kun-Feng Lyu et al.·Sep 1, 2026SaveLearn
Axion Quality from Exact Proton StabilityA discrete, anomaly-free Z9 gauge symmetry may persist to the deep infrared, exactly forbidding proton decay. This Z9 can emerge from Higgsing a lepton-flavour non-universal…Joe Davighi, Admir Greljo, Xavier Ponce Díaz·Sep 1, 2026SaveLearn
TeV Higgsino Dark Matter from LZ Nuclear Recoil to Fermi-LAT Gamma RaysThe excess of high-energy nuclear recoils, which was recently reported by the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment, together with the Fermi-LAT Galactic-Center preference, suggests new physics beyond the…Lei Wu, Yang Zhang, Bin Zhu·Sep 1, 2026SaveLearn
Higgsino Dark Matter Interpretation of the LUX-ZEPLIN 248 keV Nuclear-Recoil EventWe propose Higgsino dark matter as a potential interpretation of the 248~keV nuclear-recoil event of interest reported by the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment. LZ studied several rare background…Katherine Freese, Dionysios P. Theodosopoulos·Sep 1, 2026SaveLearn
Higgsino Above the Sea of FogHiggsino dark matter is a classic, but still viable, weakly-interacting massive particle (WIMP) scenario that could point to supersymmetry, a new spacetime symmetry of nature. It is a simple…JiJi Fan, Matthew Reece·Sep 1, 2026SaveLearn
Gravitational Waves from Reheating beyond Instantaneous ThermalizationWe study gravitational-wave production during perturbative reheating without assuming instantaneous thermalization of the inflaton decay products. The injected energetic particles thermalize through…Kyohei Mukaida, Tenta Tsuji·Sep 1, 2026SaveLearn
Inelastic Dark Matter Signature at High Recoil Energy in LUX-ZEPLIN and CRESSTThe LUX--ZEPLIN Collaboration recently reported one event at Enr=24823~keV with an exposure of 2.84~tonne· yr. In this Letter, we interpret this feature using…Liangliang Su, Jin Min Yang, Wen-Na Yang·Sep 1, 2026SaveLearn
Probing jet medium interaction with generalized projected energy correlatorsWe study medium modifications to generalized projected energy correlators, referred to as ν-correlators, measured on jets in heavy-ion collisions. While the vacuum distributions of these…Balbeer Singh·Sep 1, 2026SaveLearn
Phase structure of magnetized quark matter at imaginary chemical potentialWe investigate the phase structure of magnetized quark matter within a nonlocal SU(2) Polyakov-Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model. Our work focuses on the interplay between temperature and imaginary chemical…J. P. Carlomagno, D. Gómez Dumm, N. N. Scoccola·Sep 1, 2026SaveLearn
On the Nature of X(2370)Recently, the BESIII Collaboration claimed that their observed X(2370) (JPC=0-+) is predominantly a glueball state based on several arguments. However, we find these arguments to be flawed…Di Ben, Li-Ke Yang, Bing-Song Zou·Sep 1, 2026SaveLearn
Addendum: Production of π+ π- pairs in diffractive photon-proton and in proton-proton collisions revisited, in particular concerning the Drell-Söding contributionWe update our analyses concerning the non-resonant (Drell-Söding) contribution to the reaction γ(*) p π+ π- p, now including general vertex functions for the coupling of pomeron, $f2…Piotr Lebiedowicz, Otto Nachtmann, Antoni Szczurek·Sep 1, 2026SaveLearn
Spin alignment of vector mesons in a plasma at finite densityWe study the spectral functions and spin alignment of J/ψ and ϕ mesons at finite density in a soft-wall holographic model. The quark-gluon plasma background is described by a charged black hole…Fei Wang, Zi-qiang Zhang·Sep 1, 2026SaveLearn
Angular correlations and polarization in Z+jet production at the LHCPrecision studies at the LHC increasingly require theoretical control over QCD radiation beyond fixed-order perturbation theory, particularly in final states characterised by large separations in…Francesco Giovanni Celiberto, Francesca Lonigro·Sep 1, 2026SaveLearn
Deviation from μ-τ reflection symmetry under radiative corrections in the minimal seesaw frameworkThe μ-τ reflection symmetry predicts a maximal atmospheric mixing angle, θ23=π/4, and Dirac CP phase, δ=π/2 or 3π/2. Recent global analyses indicate small but significant deviations from…Prokash Pegu, Chandan Duarah·Sep 1, 2026SaveLearn
Saturation effects in diffractive deep inelastic scatteringWe study the production of c and b quarks in photon-induced processes as a probe of gluon saturation, with a focus on the high-energy region accessible in ultra-peripheral collisions (UPCs) at…Jani Penttala, Christophe Royon, Jarno Vierros·Sep 1, 2026SaveLearn
Update of the Standard-Model prediction for B Xs γWe report on two recent calculations on the inclusive radiative decay B Xs γ, notably multi-parton contributions at NLO and the Q1,2-Q7 interference at NNLO for the physical value of…Tobias Huber·Sep 1, 2026SaveLearn
NNLL fit of the transverse-momentum-dependent distribution of unpolarised gluons to LHCb data on J/ψ-pair productionWe perform the first fit of the unpolarised gluon transverse-momentum-dependent distribution f1g up to next-to-next-to-leading-logarithmic accuracy to the double-differential distribution in the…D. Boer, J. Bor, A. C. Serri et al.·Sep 1, 2026SaveLearn
Amplitude structure of 3 3 scattering in a Mandelstam variable representationWe construct a dispersive representation of the relativistic 3 3 scattering amplitude for three identical spinless particles in the S-wave. The two-particle subenergy, instead of the total…Xu Zhang, Feng-Kun Guo·Sep 1, 2026SaveLearn
Investigating three-body resonances in ααΩ/Ωccc clusters within the 9Ω/ΩcccBe nucleusWe investigate the bound and resonant states of the α+α+Ω and α+α+Ωccc three-body systems, corresponding to 9ΩBe and 9ΩcccBe, within the Gaussian…Hao Zhou, Xiang Liu·Sep 1, 2026SaveLearn