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AdS/CFT and BPS Strings in Four Dimensions

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-09-29 v3

Abstract

We consider N=2 superconformal theories defined on a 3+1 dimensional hyperplane intersection of two sets of M5 branes. These theories have (tensionless) BPS string solitons. We use a dual supergravity formulation to deduce some of their properties via the AdS/CFT correspondence.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9907206,
  title  = {AdS/CFT and BPS Strings in Four Dimensions},
  author = {Mohsen Alishahiha and Yaron Oz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9907206},
  year   = {2009}
}

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10 pages, 3 figures, added references and comments