More superstrings from supergravity.(English)Zbl 0948.81621
Summary: The four six-dimensional “little string” theories are all described in the infinite momentum frame (IMF) as matrix theories by non-trivial \(1+1\)-dimensional infra-red fixed points. We characterize these fixed points using supergravity. Starting from the matrix theory definition of M5-branes, we derive an associated dual supergravity description of the fixed point theories, arising as the near-horizon geometry of certain brane configurations. These supergravity solutions are all smooth, and involve three-dimensional anti-de Sitter space \(\text{AdS}_3\). They therefore provide a complete description of the fixed point theories, and hence the IMF little string theories, if the AdS/CFT correspondence holds.
MSC:
| 81T30 | String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory |
| 81T60 | Supersymmetric field theories in quantum mechanics |
| 83E30 | String and superstring theories in gravitational theory |
| 83E50 | Supergravity |
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