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On $\text{AdS}_2\times \text{S}^7$, its $\mathbb{Z}_k$ orbifold and their dual quantum mechanics

High Energy Physics - Theory 2025-10-06 v2

Abstract

We consider a previously constructed class of massive Type IIA AdS2×_2\timesS7×I^7\times I solutions with OSp(82)(8|2) symmetry, as well as OSp(62)(6|2)-symmetric ones, by replacing the S7^7 with the orbifold S7/Zk^7/\mathbb{Z}_k. In both cases we construct global solutions for which the interval II is bounded between physical singularities, by allowing D8-branes transverse to II. We also generate a new class of Type IIB AdS2×CP3×S1×I_2\times \mathbb{CP}^3\times\text{S}^1\times I solutions by T-duality and establish a chain of dualities that maps the massless limit of these classes to AdS4/Zk×S7/Zk_4/\mathbb{Z}_{k'}\times\text{S}^7/\mathbb{Z}_k, thus identifying the brane configurations yielding these solutions. We propose that the N=8{\cal N}=8 solutions are dual to a theory living on a D0-F1-D8 brane intersection which has a description in terms of disconnected quivers and similarly for the N=6{\cal N}=6 solutions.

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@article{arxiv.2503.23227,
  title  = {On $\text{AdS}_2\times \text{S}^7$, its $\mathbb{Z}_k$ orbifold and their dual quantum mechanics},
  author = {Yolanda Lozano and Niall T. Macpherson and Achilleas Passias},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.23227},
  year   = {2025}
}

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29 pages+ references v2: Minor corrections, published version