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Superstring Theory on AdS_3 x G/H and Boundary N=3 Superconformal Symmetry

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-31 v2

Abstract

Superstrings propagating on backgrounds of the form AdS_3 x G/H are studied using the coset CFT approach. We focus on seven dimensional cosets which have a semiclassical limit, and which give rise to N=3 superconformal symmetry in the dual CFT. This is realized for the two cases AdS_3 x SU(3)/U(1) and AdS_3 x SO(5)/SO(3), for which we present an explicit construction. We also provide sufficient conditions on a CFT background to enable a similar construction, and comment on the geometrical interpretation of our results.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0002104,
  title  = {Superstring Theory on AdS_3 x G/H and Boundary N=3 Superconformal Symmetry},
  author = {Riccardo Argurio and Amit Giveon and Assaf Shomer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0002104},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

22 pages, harvmac; added references