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Non-extremal fractional branes

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-11-07 v2

Abstract

We construct non-extremal fractional D-brane solutions of type-II string theory at the Z_2 orbifold point of K3. These solutions generalize known extremal fractional-brane solutions and provide further insights into N=2 supersymmetric gauge theories and dual descriptions thereof. In particular, we find that for these solutions the horizon radius cannot exceed the non-extremal enhancon radius. As a consequence, we conclude that a system of non-extremal fractional branes cannot develop into a black brane. This conclusion is in agreement with known dual descriptions of the system.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0203064,
  title  = {Non-extremal fractional branes},
  author = {M. Bertolini and T. Harmark and N. A. Obers and A. Westerberg},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0203064},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

29 pages, LaTeX. v2: 30 pages; equation (3.4) corrected; typos fixed; discussion in section 3 streamlined and slightly extended; reference added

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