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Majumdar-Papapetrou Type Solutions in Sigma-model and Intersecting p-branes

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-31 v4 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

The block-orthogonal generalization of the Majumdar-Papapetrou type solutions for the sigma-model studied earlier are obtained and corresponding solutions with p-branes are considered. The existence of solutions and the number of independent harmonic functions is defined by the matrix of scalar products of vectors UsU^s, governing the sigma-model target space metric. For orthogonal UsU^s, when target space is a symmetric homogeneous space, the solutions reduce to the previous ones. Two special classes of solutions with UsU^s related to finite dimensional Lie algebras and hyperbolic (Kac-Moody) algebras are singled out and investigated. The affine Cartan matrices do not arise in the scheme under consideration. Some examples of obtained solutions and intersection rules for D=11 supergravity, related D=12 theory and extending them BDB_D-models are considered. For special multicenter solutions criterions for the existence of horizon and curvature singularity are found.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.hep-th/9802121,
  title  = {Majumdar-Papapetrou Type Solutions in Sigma-model and Intersecting p-branes},
  author = {V. D. Ivashchuk and V. N. Melnikov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9802121},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

22 pages, Latex. Resubmit. to Class. and Quantum Grav. Revised version