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Supersymmetric AdS_3, AdS_2 and Bubble Solutions
We present new supersymmetric AdS_3 solutions of type IIB supergravity and
AdS_2 solutions of D=11 supergravity. The former are dual to conformal field
theories in two dimensions with N=(0,2) supersymmetry while the latter are dual
to conformal quantum mechanics with two supercharges. Our construction also
includes AdS_2 solutions of D=11 supergravity that have non-compact internal
spaces which are dual to three-dimensional N=2 superconformal field theories
coupled to point-like defects. We also present some new bubble-type solutions,
corresponding to BPS states in conformal theories, that preserve four
supersymmetries.Comment: v2: 33 pages, published version in JHE
Supersymmetric AdS5 black holes
The first examples of supersymmetric, asymptotically AdS5, black hole
solutions are presented. They form a 1-parameter family of solutions of minimal
five-dimensional gauged supergravity. Their angular momentum can never vanish.
The solutions are obtained by a systematic analysis of supersymmetric solutions
with Killing horizons. Other new examples of such solutions are obtained. These
include solutions for which the horizon is a homogeneous Nil or SL(2,R)
manifold.Comment: 31 pages. v2: References and calculation of holographic stress tensor
added. v3: Solutions preserve 2 supersymmetries. Our original claim that they
preserve 4 supersymmetries was based on Ref. [30], which contains a mistake
(the general timelike solution preserves 2, not 4, supersymmetries). Nothing
else affecte
Gravity duals to deformed SYM theories and Generalized Complex Geometry
We analyze the supersymmetry conditions for a class of SU(2) structure
backgrounds of Type IIB supergravity, corresponding to a specific ansatz for
the supersymmetry parameters. These backgrounds are relevant for the AdS/CFT
correspondence since they are suitable to describe mass deformations or
beta-deformations of four-dimensional superconformal gauge theories. Using
Generalized Complex Geometry we show that these geometries are characterized by
a closed nowhere-vanishing vector field and a modified fundamental form which
is also closed. The vector field encodes the information about the
superpotential and the type of deformation - mass or beta respectively. We also
show that the Pilch-Warner solution dual to a mass-deformation of N =4 Super
Yang-Mills and the Lunin-Maldacena beta-deformation of the same background fall
in our class of solutions.Comment: LaTex, 29 page
Perturbative Charged Rotating 5D Einstein-Maxwell Black Holes
We present perturbative charged rotating 5D Einstein-Maxwell black holes with
spherical horizon topology. The electric charge Q is the perturbative
parameter, the perturbations being performed up to 4th order. The expressions
for the relevant physical properties of these black holes are given. The
gyromagnetic ratio g, in particular, is explicitly shown to be non-constant in
higher order, and thus to deviate from its lowest order value, g=3. Comparison
of the perturbative analytical solutions with their non-perturbative numerical
counterparts shows remarkable agreement.Comment: RevTeX style, 4 pages, 5 figure
Fuzzy BIon
We construct a solution of the BFSS matrix theory, which is a counterpart of
the BIon solution representing a fundamental string ending on a bound state of
a D2-brane and D0-branes. We call this solution the `fuzzy BIon' and show that
this configuration preserves 1/4 supersymmetry of type IIA superstring theory.
We also construct an effective action for the fuzzy BIon by analyzing the
nonabelian Born-Infeld action for D0-branes. When we take the continuous limit,
with some conditions, this action coincides with the effective action for the
BIon configuration.Comment: 11 pages, 1 figure, reference and note adde
Boundary States for Supertubes in Flat Spacetime and Godel Universe
We construct boundary states for supertubes in the flat spacetime. The T-dual
objects of supertubes are moving spiral D1-branes (D-helices). Since we can
obtain these D-helices from the usual D1-branes via null deformation, we can
construct the boundary states for these moving D-helices in the covariant
formalism. Using these boundary states, we calculate the vacuum amplitude
between two supertubes in the closed string channel and read the open string
spectrum via the open closed duality. We find there are critical values of the
energy for on-shell open strings on the supertubes due to the non-trivial
stringy correction. We also consider supertubes in the type IIA Godel universe
in order to use them as probes of closed timelike curves. This universe is the
T-dual of the maximally supersymmetric type IIB PP-wave background. Since the
null deformations of D-branes are also allowed in this PP-wave, we can
construct the boundary states for supertubes in the type IIA Godel universe in
the same way. We obtain the open string spectrum on the supertube from the
vacuum amplitude between supertubes. As a consequence, we find that the
tachyonic instability of open strings on the supertube, which is the signal of
closed time like curves, disappears due to the stringy correction.Comment: 26 pages, 3 figures, v2: explanations added, references added, v3:
explanations adde
New supersymmetric solutions of N=2, D=5 gauged supergravity with hyperscalars
We construct new supersymmetric solutions, including AdS bubbles, in an N=2
truncation of five-dimensional N=8 gauged supergravity. This particular
truncation is given by N=2 gauged supergravity coupled to two vector multiples
and three incomplete hypermultiplets, and was originally investigated in the
context of obtaining regular AdS bubble geometries with multiple active
R-charges. We focus on cohomogeneity-one solutions corresponding to objects
with two equal angular momenta and up to three independent R-charges.
Curiously, we find a new set of zero and negative mass solitons asymptotic to
AdS_5/Z_k, for k \ge 3, which are everywhere regular without closed timelike
curves.Comment: Latex 3 times, 42 page
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