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Wrapped Fivebranes Redux

High Energy Physics - Theory 2021-06-16 v1

Abstract

The near-horizon region of Neveu-Schwarz fivebranes provides interesting examples of gauge/gravity duality. We revisit the structure of wrapped and/or intersecting fivebranes using the tools of null-gauged WZW models in worldsheet string theory, revealing the effective geometry of the fivebrane throat in a variety of examples. Variant gaugings yield linear dilaton fivebrane throats with AdS3 caps, providing a wealth of information about the near-BPS structure of the corresponding spacetime CFT duals.

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@article{arxiv.2012.00790,
  title  = {Wrapped Fivebranes Redux},
  author = {T. Daniel Brennan and Emil J. Martinec},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2012.00790},
  year   = {2021}
}

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50 pages, 1 figure

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