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AdS$_3$ vacua realising $\mathfrak{osp}(n|2)$ superconformal symmetry

High Energy Physics - Theory 2023-08-24 v4

Abstract

We consider N=(n,0){\cal N}=(n,0) supersymmetric AdS3_3 vacua of type II supergravity realising the superconformal algebra osp(n2)\mathfrak{osp}(n|2) for n>4n>4. For the cases n=6n=6 and n=5n=5, one can realise these algebras on backgrounds that decompose as foliations of AdS3×CP3_3\times \mathbb{CP}^3 ( squashed CP3\mathbb{CP}^3 for n=5n=5) over an interval. We classify such solutions with bi-spinor techniques and find the local form of each of them: They only exist in (massive) IIA and are defined locally in terms of an order 3 polynomial hh similar to the AdS7_7 vacua of (massive) IIA. Many distinct local solutions exist for different tunings of hh that give rise to bounded (or semi infinite) intervals bounded by physical behaviour. We show that it is possible to glue these local solutions together by placing D8 branes on the interior of the interval without breaking supersymmetry, which expands the possibilities for global solutions immensely. We illustrate this point with some simple examples. Finally we also show that AdS3_3 vacua for n=7,8n=7,8 only exist in d=11d=11 supergravity and are all locally AdS4×_4\timesS7^7.

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@article{arxiv.2304.12207,
  title  = {AdS$_3$ vacua realising $\mathfrak{osp}(n|2)$ superconformal symmetry},
  author = {Niall T. Macpherson and Anayeli Ramirez},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2304.12207},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

29 pages + appendices. v4: Minor improvements, references added