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RG flows from (1,0) 6D SCFTs to N=1 SCFTs in four and three dimensions

High Energy Physics - Theory 2015-06-08 v3

Abstract

We study AdS5×Σ2AdS_5\times \Sigma_2 and AdS4×Σ3AdS_4\times \Sigma_3 solutions of N=2N=2, SO(4)SO(4) gauged supergravity in seven dimensions with Σ2,3\Sigma_{2,3} being S2,3S^{2,3} or H2,3H^{2,3}. The SO(4)SO(4) gauged supergravity is obtained from coupling three vector multiplets to the pure N=2N=2, SU(2)SU(2) gauged supergravity. With a topological mass term for the 3-form field, the SO(4)SU(2)×SU(2)SO(4)\sim SU(2)\times SU(2) gauged supergravity admits two supersymmetric AdS7AdS_7 critical points, with SO(4)SO(4) and SO(3)SO(3) symmetries, provided that the two SU(2)SU(2) gauge couplings are different. These vacua correspond to N=(1,0)N=(1,0) superconformal field theories (SCFTs) in six dimensions. In the case of Σ2\Sigma_2, we find a class of AdS5×S2AdS_5\times S^2 and AdS5×H2AdS_5\times H^2 solutions preserving eight supercharges and SO(2)×SO(2)SO(2)\times SO(2) symmetry, but only AdS5×H2AdS_5\times H^2 solutions exist for SO(2)SO(2) symmetry. These should correspond to some N=1N=1 four-dimensional SCFTs. We also give RG flow solutions from the N=(1,0)N=(1,0) SCFTs in six dimensions to these four-dimensional fixed points including a two-step flow from the SO(4)SO(4) N=(1,0)N=(1,0) SCFT to the SO(3)SO(3) N=(1,0)N=(1,0) SCFT that eventually flows to the N=1N=1 SCFT in four dimensions. For AdS4×Σ3AdS_4\times\Sigma_3, we find a class of AdS4×S3AdS_4\times S^3 and AdS4×H3AdS_4\times H^3 solutions with four supercharges, corresponding to N=1N=1 SCFTs in three dimensions. When the two SU(2)SU(2) gauge couplings are equal, only AdS4×H3AdS_4\times H^3 are possible. The uplifted solutions for equal SU(2)SU(2) gauge couplings to eleven dimensions are also given.

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@article{arxiv.1503.04997,
  title  = {RG flows from (1,0) 6D SCFTs to N=1 SCFTs in four and three dimensions},
  author = {Parinya Karndumri},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1503.04997},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

29 pages, 5 figures, references added, some results refined, typos and errors corrected