Clay weekly context brief for the High Energy Physics category (ISO week 2026-W32).

Clay tracks publications from the High Energy Physics feed list. Below are recent items from this category, each with its source and a short description of what the publication covers when one is available in the source feed.

Recent publications:
1. Nonlinear Dynamics near the Threshold of Gravitational Collapse
   Source: gr-qc (General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology)
   Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.27343
   Perturbation theory is an essential tool to model and interpret gravitational dynamics, for example, binary black hole mergers.
2. Search for heavy Majorana neutrinos in vector boson scattering with $\tau$-lepton final states with the ATLAS detector
   Source: hep-ex (High Energy Physics - Experiment)
   Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.27307
   A search for heavy Majorana neutrinos coupling to third-generation leptons in vector boson scattering at the LHC is presented.
3. Pion Transition Form Factor in Lattice QCD
   Source: hep-lat (High Energy Physics - Lattice)
   Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.27868
   We investigate the neutral pion transition form factor $F_{\pi^0\gamma^\ast\gamma^\ast}(q_1^2,q_2^2)$ in lattice QCD and confirm that the connected and disconnected contributions have the same sign.
4. The Dark Dimension meets the Axiverse
   Source: hep-ph (High Energy Physics - Phenomenology)
   Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.27314
   We explore the cosmological implications of combining dark dimension scenarios with an axiverse.
5. On quantum corrections to semiclassical strings on $\mathrm{AdS}_5\times S^5/\mathbb{Z}_{L}$ orbifold backgrounds
   Source: hep-th (High Energy Physics - Theory)
   Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.27327
   We consider three families of semiclassical string solutions on AdS$_5\times S^5/\mathbb{Z}_L$ orbifold backgrounds which correspond to `twisted' single-trace operators in the SU$(2)$, SU$(3)$ and SL$(2)$ sectors, respectively, of the dual 4d $\mathcal{N}=2$ quiver gauge theory.
6. Inflation in unimodular loop quantum cosmology
   Source: gr-qc (General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology)
   Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.27344
   We study inflation in the setting of unimodular loop quantum cosmology, where time evolution is defined in unimodular time rather than with respect to a free, massless scalar field as is standard in loop quantum cosmology.
7. Search for $\textit{tH}$ production in the $ H \to \tau\tau$ decay mode, and a combination with other searches, using $\textit{pp}$ collisions at 13 TeV and 13.
   Source: hep-ex (High Energy Physics - Experiment)
   Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.27708
   A search for the production of a Higgs boson in association with a single top quark in multi-lepton final states including $\tau$-leptons is presented, using an integrated luminosity of $140\,\text{fb}^{-1}$ of proton-proton collision data at a centre-of-mass energy of $\sqrt{s} = 13\,\text{TeV}$ collected by the ATLAS detector at the LHC.
8. On credit attribution and research software: A case study from lattice QCD
   Source: hep-lat (High Energy Physics - Lattice)
   Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.28444
   Questions of authorship, credit attribution, and the recognition of research software contributions have become increasingly prominent in those constantly growing research areas for which software constitutes an essential part of the research process.
9. Photon-calibrated event-activity bias and subcollision geometry in d+Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 200 GeV with PYTHIA 8 Angantyr
   Source: hep-ph (High Energy Physics - Phenomenology)
   Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.27572
   Event-activity selections in small nuclear collision systems couple collision geometry to the soft response accompanying a hard scattering.
10. NLSM amplitudes from a quartic two-derivative theory
   Source: hep-th (High Energy Physics - Theory)
   Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.27345
   We revisit the well-known nonlinear sigma model (NLSM), an effective field theory describing the scattering of $\mathrm{SU}(N)$ Goldstone bosons and characterized by an infinite tower of two-derivative interactions.
11. Gauge vs (hidden) physical symmetries of FLRW cosmologies
   Source: gr-qc (General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology)
   Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.27351
   In generally covariant theories evolution in coordinate time is a gauge transformation, so that a symmetry made manifest in a gauge-fixed description need not be a symmetry of the physical dynamics.
12. Comment on the preprint: First Limits on Axion Dark Matter from a DALI Prototype arXiv:2603.21951
   Source: hep-ex (High Energy Physics - Experiment)
   Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.28095
   We report on an independent assessment of the sensitivity of the DALI setup to axion-like particle (ALP) dark matter, as described in [1].
13. Exact chiral symmetry with quantum signal processing
   Source: hep-lat (High Energy Physics - Lattice)
   Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.28524
   We give a quantum signal processing (QSP) algorithm for the overlap fermion Hamiltonian which preserves the Ginsparg-Wilson relation up to a controllable error $\epsilon_e$.
14. Unbiased Data-Driven Determination of the Nuclear Dipole Amplitude in the Color Glass Condensate
   Source: hep-ph (High Energy Physics - Phenomenology)
   Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.27603
   Gluon saturation limits the growth of parton densities at small Bjorken-$x$ and is expected to be most pronounced in heavy nuclei.
15. A Darboux-Theorem-Based Derivation of Geometric Structures in Various Non-Abelian Gauge Theories
   Source: hep-th (High Energy Physics - Theory)
   Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.27417
   This paper illustrates the straightforward application of the Faddeev--Jackiw approach to several non-Abelian gauge theories, namely, the Freedman--Townsend, Yang--Mills, and non-Abelian BF models, as well as a nonlinear theory of BF type.
16. Quark Stars in $f(T,\mathcal{T}) $ Gravity: Structure, Stability, and Observational Constraints
   Source: gr-qc (General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology)
   Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.27365
   Quark stars-hypothetical compact stars made entirely of deconfined quark matter-offer a clean testing ground for gravity beyond general relativity.
17. Search for high-mass dilepton resonances in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=13.6$ TeV combined with 13 TeV results using the ATLAS detector
   Source: hep-ex (High Energy Physics - Experiment)
   Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.28334
   A search for spin-1 $ee$ and $\mu\mu$ resonances in the high-mass range is presented.
18. A regulated zero-temperature construction of the Fundamental Modular Region in pure Yang--Mills theory and QCD
   Source: hep-lat (High Energy Physics - Lattice)
   Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.27896
   We formulate the Fundamental Modular Region (FMR) as the zero-temperature limit of regulated copy-weighted Landau gauges.
19. Laplace-Space Analysis of $xF_3$ Including Nuclear Effects and Gegenbauer-Polynomial Parton Distributions
   Source: hep-ph (High Energy Physics - Phenomenology)
   Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.28105
   We present a next-to-leading order (NLO) and next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO) QCD analysis of the non-singlet structure function $xF_3$, utilizing a Gegenbauer-polynomial representation for the input parton distribution functions (PDFs).
20. Vacuum fluctuations in Rainbow space-time: Study of Casimir effect
   Source: hep-th (High Energy Physics - Theory)
   Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.27722
   We investigate the Casimir effect in rainbow space-time, focusing on leading-order corrections to the Casimir energy and force.
21. Structural morphology and the gravitational arrow of time
   Source: gr-qc (General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology)
   Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.27526
   The Newtonian $N$-body problem in the zero-energy, zero-linear-momentum, and zero-angular-momentum sector provides a time-reversal-invariant setting in which generic complete solutions possess a Janus point and exhibit a gravitational arrow on both branches away from it.
22. Search for pair-production of vector-like $T$ quarks decaying into a top quark and a spin-0 particle in the diphoton final state in proton proton collisions at
   Source: hep-ex (High Energy Physics - Experiment)
   Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.28381
   A search for pair-produced vector-like T quarks (VLQs) is presented.
23. Unpolarized gluon PDF of the nucleon from lattice QCD at physical point in the continuum limit
   Source: hep-lat (High Energy Physics - Lattice)
   Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.26425
   We report a state-of-the-art lattice QCD calculation of the nucleon unpolarized gluon parton distribution function employing large-momentum effective theory.
24. Roles of $a_0(980)^+ f_0(500,980)$ and $a_1(1260)^+\eta$ production mechanisms in decay $D_s^+ \to \pi^+ \pi^0 \pi^0 \eta$
   Source: hep-ph (High Energy Physics - Phenomenology)
   Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.28169
   In this work, we theoretically investigate the decay mechanism of $D_s^+ \to \pi^+ \pi^0 \pi^0 \eta$ based on BESIII data, considering two mechanisms: the production of two dynamically generated resonances, $D_s^+ \to a_0(980)^+ f_0(500,980)$, and a process with one dynamically generated resonance, $D_s^+ \to a_1(1260)^+\eta$.
25. A comparison of two constructions for dynamical corrections to Wald entropy
   Source: hep-th (High Energy Physics - Theory)
   Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.27732
   In this work, we analyze the differences and similarities between two recent constructions, which are distinct in their methodologies for extending the Wald entropy of stationary black holes to non-stationary situations in general higher-derivative gravity.
26. Tidal Love numbers of multi-state Boson stars
   Source: gr-qc (General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology)
   Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.27587
   In this paper, we calculate the tidal Love numbers of multi-state boson stars (MSBSs) composed of ground state and first excited state complex scalar fields.
27. A measurement of the Higgs boson mass in the diphoton decay channel in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV
   Source: hep-ex (High Energy Physics - Experiment)
   Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.28396
   A measurement of the Higgs boson mass in the diphoton decay channel is performed using proton-proton collision data at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV.
28. Reducing the Gate Count with Efficient Trotter-Suzuki Schemes
   Source: hep-lat (High Energy Physics - Lattice)
   Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.21145
   Hamiltonian formulations of lattice field theories provide access to real-time dynamics, but their simulation is difficult to implement efficiently.
29. Charge-exchange reactions with pion and kaon beams in the NA64h experiment at CERN
   Source: hep-ph (High Energy Physics - Phenomenology)
   Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.28299
   We discuss a new approach to search for dark sector coupled to quarks in the invisible decays and oscillations of light neutral mesons produced in the charge-exchange (CEX) reactions with pion and kaon beams $\pi^-(K^-)+ (A, Z) \to \pi^0, \eta, \eta' (\bar K^0) + (A,Z-1)$ at nuclei target $(A,Z)$ in the NA64h experiment at CERN for $P_{\rm Lab}$ running in the interval from 5 to 50 GeV.
30. Generalized Kazakov-Migdal Models on Graphs via Artin-Ihara $L$-function and Random Partitions
   Source: hep-th (High Energy Physics - Theory)
   Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.27935
   We introduce Kazakov-Migdal (KM)-type gauge theories on graphs via the Artin-Ihara $L$-function, providing a unified description of the models proposed in prior works.
31. Constrained thermodynamics and geodesic observables of an effective non-commutative Kerr-like black hole
   Source: gr-qc (General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology)
   Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.27707
   We investigate the horizon structure, constrained thermodynamics, and geodesic properties of an effective Kerr-like black hole in a non-commutative background.
32. Search for Lorentz-boosted di-$\tau$ resonances produced in association with top quark pairs in $\sqrt{s}=13$ TeV pp collisions with the ATLAS detector
   Source: hep-ex (High Energy Physics - Experiment)
   Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.28484
   A search for a Lorentz-boosted pseudoscalar resonance $a$ in the mass range between 20 GeV and 85 GeV, produced in association with a top-antitop quark pair and decaying into a $\tau$-lepton pair, is presented.

Sources in this brief: gr-qc (General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology); hep-ex (High Energy Physics - Experiment); hep-lat (High Energy Physics - Lattice); hep-ph (High Energy Physics - Phenomenology); hep-th (High Energy Physics - Theory).
Selected 32 of 409 available items for this weekly brief.