Machine Learning Meets High-Energy Nuclear Physics: From Pattern Recognition to Physics-Integrated Discovery
arXiv:2610.12293v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Machine learning (ML) in high-energy nuclear physics (HENP) is entering a new stage in which physical knowledge is incorporated more directly into data analysis, simulation, and physics inference. This mini-review focuses on developments that have matured in the past several years. Whereas earlier applications emphasized event classification, pattern recognition, and surrogate models for selected observables, recent work has moved toward physics…