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1/2-BPS membrane instantons in AdS$_4 \times$S$^7 / \mathbf{Z}_k$

High Energy Physics - Theory 2021-01-04 v2

Abstract

According to the covariant open superstring description of D-branes in the AdS4×CP3_4 \times \mathbf{CP}^3 background, 1/2-BPS D2-branes are purely instantonic. Based on this and by taking the eleven dimensional viewpoint, we identify the 1/2-BPS instantonic M2-brane configurations in the AdS4×_4 \times S7/Zk^7 / \mathbf{Z}_k background, which reduces to the AdS4×CP3_4 \times \mathbf{CP}^3 under the large kk limit, and evaluate their action values. We also consider the previously known 1/2-BPS instantonic objects in ten dimensions from the M2-brane viewpoint to compare with our results.

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@article{arxiv.2008.11380,
  title  = {1/2-BPS membrane instantons in AdS$_4 \times$S$^7 / \mathbf{Z}_k$},
  author = {Jaemo Park and Hyeonjoon Shin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2008.11380},
  year   = {2021}
}

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11 pages. v2: 12 pages, comments and one reference added, version to be published