Clay weekly context brief for the High Energy Physics category (ISO week 2026-W45). 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. Elliptic master integrals and the one-loop cosmological wavefunction Source: hep-th (High Energy Physics - Theory) Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.38725 Loop corrections to the cosmological wavefunction involve similar integrals to those required for scattering amplitudes. 2. Thermomagnetic enhancement of conserved-charge correlations in a lattice-constrained PNJL model Source: hep-lat (High Energy Physics - Lattice) Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.30393 Conserved-charge correlations offer a promising probe of magnetic fields in strongly interacting matter. 3. Predicting $B^{(*)}\bar D{}^{(*)}$ states from a reanalysis of lattice QCD data Source: hep-ex (High Energy Physics - Experiment) Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.38750 We reanalyze the lattice QCD data for the isoscalar $\bar b\bar c ud$ systems with $J^P=0^+$ and $1^+$ at $m_{\pi}\simeq 220$ MeV, incorporating both short- and long-range interactions constrained by heavy-quark spin and chiral symmetries. 4. Constructing likelihoods for a non-Gaussian gravitational-wave background Source: gr-qc (General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology) Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.38765 The stochastic gravitational-wave background from stellar-mass compact binaries is non-Gaussian since it is made up of a finite number of individual mergers. 5. Non-linear effects in coherent photoproduction of heavy quarkonia off nuclei: Green's function formalism vs Balitsky-Kovchegov equation Source: hep-ph (High Energy Physics - Phenomenology) Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.36992 We present an analysis of QCD non-linear (NL) effects in the coherent photoproduction of charmonia off nuclei at high energies corresponding to future measurements at the LHC. 6. Collective Bootstrap for Matrix Quantum Mechanics Source: hep-th (High Energy Physics - Theory) Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.38716 We develop a collective bootstrap framework for large $N$ matrix quantum mechanics formulated directly in the loop space of single trace coordinate moments. 7. Non-stabilizerness and entanglement in $(2+1)$-dimensional SU(2) lattice gauge theory using tensor networks Source: hep-lat (High Energy Physics - Lattice) Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.28634 We study non-stabilizerness (magic) in the ground state of $(2+1)$-dimensional $\mathrm{SU}(2)$ Hamiltonian lattice gauge theory with matter, formulated in the dressed-site basis in the hardcore-gluon truncation and restricted to the zero baryon-number sector. 8. Searching for Dark Photons and ALPs using Gamma-rays from Nuclear Reactors Source: hep-ex (High Energy Physics - Experiment) Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.38745 Nuclear reactors are intense sources of MeV gamma rays, produced in fission, radiative neutron capture and the de-excitation of fission products. 9. Fermion-Boson Stars in Scalar-Tensor Gravity Source: gr-qc (General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology) Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.38747 In the massless Damour-Esposito-Far\`ese scalar-tensor theory of gravity, we numerically construct static, spherically symmetric star models composed of a mixture of fermionic and bosonic matter, interacting purely gravitationally. 10. Nucleon decays into three leptons plus a kaon Source: hep-ph (High Energy Physics - Phenomenology) Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.36902 We systematically investigate baryon-number-violating (BNV) nucleon decays into three leptons and a kaon within the framework of low-energy effective field theory (LEFT). 11. Unifying energy-entropy bounds in semiclassical gravity Source: hep-th (High Energy Physics - Theory) Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.38713 We revisit bounds on energy and entropy in semiclassical gravity, aiming to strengthen and unify established bounds, in particular the quantum focussing conjecture (QFC) and the smeared null energy condition (SNEC). 12. Electromagnetic form factors of singly charmed baryons $\Sigma_c$ and $\Lambda_c$ in a covariant quark-diquark model Source: hep-lat (High Energy Physics - Lattice) Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.23943 We present a systematic study of the spacelike electromagnetic form factors of the ground-state singly charmed baryons, $\Sigma_c$ ($\Sigma_c^{++},\Sigma_c^+,\Sigma_c^0$) and $\Lambda_c^+$, within a covariant quark-diquark model. 13. Positive-weight moment matching at NNLO and beyond Source: hep-ex (High Energy Physics - Experiment) Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.38712 Parton-shower simulations at state-of-the-art perturbative accuracy carry many negative event weights, which dilute their statistical power. 14. Bosonic Dark Matter Cores Can Screen Scalar-Tensor Gravity Source: gr-qc (General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology) Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.38746 We examine the observational viability of scalarized fermion-boson stars (FBSs) in massless Damour-Esposito-Far\`ese gravity, using the MPA1 nuclear equation of state and a self-interacting complex scalar field playing the role of an ultralight bosonic dark matter model. 15. Two-body strong decays of the $P_{cs}(4338)$ as a hidden-charm pentaquark state via the QCD sum rules Source: hep-ph (High Energy Physics - Phenomenology) Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.36861 In this work, we study the hadronic coupling constants of the $P_{cs}(4338)$ as a $[us][dc]\bar{c}-[ds][uc]\bar{c}$ type pentaquark state with the spin-parity $J^P={\frac{1}{2}}^-$ via the three-point QCD sum rules according to rigorous quark-hadron quality. 16. Topological interfaces between universes and generalized families of 2d QFTs Source: hep-th (High Energy Physics - Theory) Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.38680 Two-dimensional quantum field theories with topological point operators decompose into universes. 17. Molien--Weyl Singlet Counting and BFSS$_2$--Factorization in Gaussian Matrix Quantum Mechanics Source: hep-lat (High Energy Physics - Lattice) Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.04621 We study the singlet-sector structure of mass-deformed BFSS$_{d+1}$ matrix quantum mechanics by combining the large--\(d\) Gaussian reduction with the Molien--Weyl projection. 18. Precision Studies of Boosted Polarized Vector Bosons with Energy Correlators Source: hep-ex (High Energy Physics - Experiment) Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.38688 Boosted, hadronically decaying $W$ and $Z$ bosons are among the most abundant heavy objects at colliders, and their vector nature makes their substructure qualitatively richer than that of a scalar. 19. Isospectrality breaking in the axial quasinormal modes of Reissner-Nordstr\"om black holes in dynamical Chern-Simons gravity Source: gr-qc (General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology) Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.38742 We study odd-parity perturbations of Reissner-Nordstr\"om black holes in dynamical Chern-Simons gravity. 20. Testing the Gaussian Ansatz for TMD PDFs Through CMS Measurements Source: hep-ph (High Energy Physics - Phenomenology) Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.36772 We investigate the differential cross section of the $pp$ Drell-Yan process within the framework of Transverse Momentum Dependent (TMD) factorization. 21. Bootstrapping Wilson lines in Critical Bosonic QED$_3$ Part 1: Large-$N$ endpoint correlators and CFT data Source: hep-th (High Energy Physics - Theory) Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.38663 We study the conformal Wilson line with general charge $q$ in critical bosonic QED$_3$ with $N$ complex scalar flavors by combining diagrammatic four-point calculations with endpoint crossing. 22. Spontaneous Parity Breaking in Quantum Antiferromagnets on the Triangular Lattice Source: hep-lat (High Energy Physics - Lattice) Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.05901 Frustration on the triangular lattice has long been a source of intriguing and often debated phases in many-body systems. 23. Collinear Factorization and Evolution Source: hep-ex (High Energy Physics - Experiment) Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.38666 The method of collinear factorization for high-energy inclusive cross sections has found wide use in the analysis of hadronic collisions. 24. Gravitational field of spinors with torsion and matter$-$antimatter asymmetry Source: gr-qc (General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology) Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.38738 The conservation law for the orbital plus spin angular momentum of a free Dirac particle in curved spacetime requires that the affine connection has the antisymmetric part: the torsion tensor, which extends general relativity to the Einstein$-$Cartan theory of gravity. 25. Energy density in color string clusters and its implications for heavy-quark energy loss Source: hep-ph (High Energy Physics - Phenomenology) Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.36723 Initial stages of relativistic ion and proton-proton collisions can be described within the framework of color flux tube formation between the receding color charges. 26. Conformal Spectrum of (Super) Chiral Ising and XY Models Source: hep-th (High Energy Physics - Theory) Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.38614 We determine the spectrum of scaling dimensions of composite operators in the critical Gross-Neveu-Yukawa and Nambu-Jona-Lasinio-Yukawa models through a next-to-leading order semiclassical computation. 27. Reducing the Computational Cost Scaling of Tensor Network Algorithms via Field-Programmable Gate Array Parallelism Source: hep-lat (High Energy Physics - Lattice) Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.05900 Improving the computational efficiency of quantum many-body calculations from a hardware perspective remains a critical challenge. 28. Probing micron-range fifth forces with cold atoms in optical tweezer arrays Source: hep-ex (High Energy Physics - Experiment) Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.38660 We propose a new method to search for fifth forces at micron scales, by resonantly exciting the motional state of ground-state-cooled atoms in optical tweezer arrays. 29. Resonance correction to time-dependent finite-size effects in Effective Field Theory of binary black hole inspiral Source: gr-qc (General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology) Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.38668 General Relativity predicts that black holes lack an internal structure and that their tidal Love numbers vanish. 30. Quark mixing and CP violation due to torsional interaction Source: hep-ph (High Energy Physics - Phenomenology) Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.36611 The dynamics of fermions in spacetime generates torsion, ultimately leading to a current-current interaction independent of gravity. 31. The Non-Relativistic Limit of Five-Dimensional Boson Stars and Scale Invariance Violation Source: hep-th (High Energy Physics - Theory) Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.38606 We investigate the non-relativistic limit of spherically symmetric boson stars in (4+1)-dimensional general relativity (GR). 32. Giant bubbles of Fisher zeros in the quantum XY chain Source: hep-lat (High Energy Physics - Lattice) Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.05899 We demonstrate an alternative approach based on a complex-valued inverse temperature and partition function to probe quantum phases of matter with nontrivial spectra and dynamics. 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 422 available items for this weekly brief.