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Non-Relativistic M2-Branes and the AdS/CFT Correspondence

High Energy Physics - Theory 2024-05-08 v3

Abstract

A non-relativistic limit of the AdS/CFT correspondence is studied in the context of M2-branes. On the field theory side this corresponds to a near-BPS limit of ABJM that localises onto solutions of Hitchin's equations. It is shown that the symmetries of the theory include an infinite-dimensional enhancement of the spatial symmetry algebra corresponding to time-dependent holomorphic transformations. Taking the limit of the gravitational dual splits the geometry into three 'large' directions and eight 'small' directions and corresponds to the Membrane-Newton-Cartan limit of eleven-dimensional supergravity. This has the effect of reducing the AdS4AdS_4 factor to an AdS2AdS_2 factor for the near-horizon limit of the M2-brane metric. Evidence is presented that the duality is maintained after the limit.

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@article{arxiv.2401.14955,
  title  = {Non-Relativistic M2-Branes and the AdS/CFT Correspondence},
  author = {Neil Lambert and Joseph Smith},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.14955},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

50 pages; v2: improved discussion of subleading fields, references added, minor corrections, v3: added discussion of limit on sphere, improved explanations, typos corrected, version accepted for publication in JHEP