Comments on AdS2AdS_2 solutions from M2-branes on complex curves and the backreacted K\"ahler geometry

We consider $AdS_2$ solutions of M-theory which are obtained by twisted compactifications of M2-branes on a complex curve. They are of a generalized class, in the sense that the non-abelian part of the connection for the holomorphic bundle over the supersymmetric cycle is nontrivial. They are solutions of $U(1)^4$ gauged supergravity in $D=4$, with magnetic flux over the curve, and then uplifted to $D=11$. We discuss the behavior of conformal fixed points as a function of the non-abelian connection. We also describe how they fit into the general description of wrapped M2-brane $AdS_2$ solutions and their higher-order generalizations, by showing that they satisfy the master equation for the eight-dimensional K\"ahler base space.Comment: v2: title changed, refs added. 13 pages, 2 figures; v3: refs and discussion adde

Comments on the symmetry of AdS6_6 solutions in String/M-theory and Killing spinor equations

It was recently pointed out in \cite{Kim:2015hya} that AdS$_6$ solutions in IIB theory enjoy an extended symmetry structure and the consistent truncation to $D=4$ internal space leads to a nonlinear sigma model with target $SL(3,\mathbb{R})/SO(2,1)$. We continue to study the purely bosonic $D=4$ effective action, and elucidate how the addition of scalar potential term still allows Killing spinor equations in the absence of gauge fields. In particular, the potential turns out to be a single diagonal component of the coset representative. Furthermore, we perform a general analysis of the integrability conditions of Killing spinor equations and establish that the effective action can be in fact generalized to arbitrary sizes and signatures, e.g. with target $SL(n,\mathbb{R})/SO(p,n-p)$ and the scalar potential expressible by a single diagonal component of the coset representative. We also comment on a similar construction and its generalizations of effective $D=5$ purely bosonic non-linear sigma model action related to AdS$_6$ in M-theory.Comment: v2: 17 pages, version published in PL

A perturbative study of holographic mABJM theory

Recently the calculation of holographic free energy for mass-deformed ABJM model (mABJM) with ${\cal N}=2$ supersymmetry and $SU(3)\times U(1)$ global symmetry was tackled by Bobev et al. in arXiv:1812.01026. We solve the associated BPS equations, requiring IR regularity, using a perturbative method proposed by one of us recently in axXiv:1902.00418. In particular, we provide an analytic proof of a crucial conjecture made in arXiv:1812.01026 based on numerical solutions: that the R-charge values of three chiral multiplets in mABJM should be independent of the IR values of a hypermultiplet scalar, which is holographically dual to the superpotential mass term.Comment: 15 pages, 1 figur

Perturbative solutions of N=1∗{\cal N}=1^* holography on S4S^4

We apply the recently proposed perturbative technique to solve the supergravity BPS equations of ${\cal N}=1^*$ theories put on $S^4$. In particular, we have calculated the coefficients of the leading quartic terms exactly, in the expression of the universal part for the holographic free energy as a function of the mass parameters. We also report on the coefficients of higher order terms upto 10th order, which are computed numerically.Comment: v2: 15 pages, 2 figures, added references and discussion on gaugino condensate etc, v3: typos corrected and comments adde

Supersymmetric AdS_6 Solutions of Type IIB Supergravity

We study the general requirement for supersymmetric AdS$_6$ solutions in type IIB supergravity. We employ the Killing spinor technique and study the differential and algebraic relations among various Killing spinor bilinears to find the canonical form of the solutions. Our result agrees precisely with the work of Apruzzi et. al. \cite{Apruzzi:2014qva} which used the pure spinor technique. We also obtained the four-dimensional theory through the dimensional reduction of type IIB supergravity on AdS$_6$. This effective action is essentially a nonlinear sigma model with five scalar fields parametrizing $\textrm{SL}(3,\mathbb{R})/\textrm{SO}(2,1)$, modified by a scalar potential and coupled to Einstein gravity in Euclidean signature. We argue that the scalar potential can be explained by a subgroup CSO(1,1,1) $\subset\textrm{SL}(3,\mathbb{R})$ in a way analogous to gauged supergravity.Comment: v2: 24 pages, misprints corrected, published in EPJ