Supergravity Solutions for Harmonic, Static and Flux S-Branes
Abstract
We seek S-brane solutions in D=11 supergravity which can be characterized by a harmonic function H on the flat transverse space. It turns out that the Einstein's equations force H to be a linear function of the transverse coordinates. The codimension one H=0 hyperplane can be spacelike, timelike or null and the spacelike case reduces to the previously obtained SM2 or SM5 brane solutions. We then consider static S-brane configurations having smeared timelike directions where the transverse Lorentzian symmetry group is broken down to its maximal orthogonal subgroup. Assuming that the metric functions depend on a radial spatial coordinate, we construct explicit solutions in D=11 supergravity which are non-supersymmetric and asymptotically flat. Finally, we obtain spacelike fluxbrane backgrounds which have timelike electric or magnetic fluxlines extending from past to future infinity.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/0601202,
title = {Supergravity Solutions for Harmonic, Static and Flux S-Branes},
author = {Ali Kaya},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0601202},
year = {2009}
}
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22 pages, v2: references added