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M5-branes wrapped on a spindle

High Energy Physics - Theory 2021-11-17 v2

Abstract

We construct supersymmetric AdS5×ΣAdS_5\times \Sigma solutions of D=7D=7 gauged supergravity, where Σ\Sigma is a two-dimensional orbifold known as a spindle. These uplift on S4S^4 to solutions of D=11D=11 supergravity which have orbifold singularites. We argue that the solutions are dual to d=4d=4, N=1\mathcal{N}=1 SCFTs that arise from NN M5-branes wrapped on a spindle, embedded as a holomorphic curve inside a Calabi-Yau three-fold. In contrast to the usual topological twist solutions, the superconformal R-symmetry mixes with the isometry of the spindle in the IR, and we verify this via a field theory calculation, as well as reproducing the gravity formula for the central charge.

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@article{arxiv.2105.13344,
  title  = {M5-branes wrapped on a spindle},
  author = {Pietro Ferrero and Jerome P. Gauntlett and Dario Martelli and James Sparks},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2105.13344},
  year   = {2021}
}

Comments

25 pages. Very minor change, published version

R2 v1 2026-06-24T02:32:28.824Z