R-symmetries, anomalies and non-invertible defects from non-BPS branes
Abstract
We propose a holographic realization of symmetry operators for symmetries associated to isometries in terms of non-BPS Kaluza-Klein monopoles. Their existence is supported by dualities, and their action can be inferred by consistency with well-known String Theory constructions. We use our proposal to describe the superconformal R-symmetry of the Klebanov-Witten 4d theory dual to Type IIB String Theory on . We precisely reproduce the expectations from field theory, including the 't Hooft self-anomaly of the R-symmetry and the mixed 't Hooft anomaly with the baryonic symmetry. For a choice of boundary conditions, the R-symmetry becomes non-invertible and the worldvolume action for the non-BPS Kaluza-Klein monopole precisely accounts for this.
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@article{arxiv.2506.13859,
title = {R-symmetries, anomalies and non-invertible defects from non-BPS branes},
author = {Hugo Calvo and Francesco Mignosa and Diego Rodriguez-Gomez},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.13859},
year = {2025}
}
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28 pages, 2 figures; v2: references added. Version to appear on JHEP