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Geometric Transition versus Cascading Solution

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-11-07 v3

Abstract

We study Vafa's geometric transition and Klebanov - Strassler solution from various points of view in M-theory. In terms of brane configurations, we show the detailed equivalences between the two models. In some limits, both models have an alternative realization as fourfolds in M-theory with appropriate G-fluxes turned on. We discuss some aspects of the fourfolds including how to see the transition and a possible extension to the non-supersymmetric case.

Cite

@article{arxiv.hep-th/0110050,
  title  = {Geometric Transition versus Cascading Solution},
  author = {Keshav Dasgupta and Kyungho Oh and Jaemo Park and Radu Tatar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0110050},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

34 pages, LaTex, 2 figures; v2: Some comments added and references updated. Final version to appear in JHEP

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