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Vanishing Scalar Invariant Spacetimes in Supergravity

High Energy Physics - Theory 2010-10-27 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We show that the higher-dimensional vanishing scalar invariant (VSI) spacetimes with fluxes and dilaton are solutions of type IIB supergravity, and we argue that they are exact solutions in string theory. We also discuss the supersymmetry properties of VSI spacetimes.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0703256,
  title  = {Vanishing Scalar Invariant Spacetimes in Supergravity},
  author = {A. A. Coley and A. Fuster and S. Hervik and N. Pelavas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0703256},
  year   = {2010}
}

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15 pages