String Theory Duals for Mass-deformed SO(N) and USp(2N) N=4 SYM Theories
High Energy Physics - Theory
2009-09-29 v1
Abstract
We generalize the results of Polchinski and Strassler regarding the N=1-preserving mass deformation of N=4 SU(N) SYM theories and its string theory dual to SO(N) and USp(2N) gauge groups. The string theory duals involve 5-branes wrapped on RP^2. In order to match with the field theory classification of vacua, the 3-brane charge carried by such 5-branes must be shifted by a half, and this follows from a conjectured generalization of results of Freed and Witten. Our results provide an elegant physical picture for the classification of classically massive vacua in the mass-deformed N=4 theories.
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0004151,
title = {String Theory Duals for Mass-deformed SO(N) and USp(2N) N=4 SYM Theories},
author = {Ofer Aharony and Arvind Rajaraman},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0004151},
year = {2009}
}
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9 pages, harvmac