On the class S origin of spindle solutions

Journal article

We analyse the backreacted geometry corresponding to a stack of M5-branes wrapped on a spindle, with a view towards precision tests of the dual N = 1 superconformal field theory. We carefully study the singular loci of the uplifted geometry and show that these correspond to C3/Zn conical singularities. Therefore, these solutions present one of the first explicit realisations of honest locally N = 1 preserving punctures in class S. Additionally we study the symmetries and anomalies of the dual field theory through anomaly inflow and compute a variety of holographic observables including dimensions of BPS operators. This work paves the way for advancements in the study and identification of the precise dual field theories.

Authors: Bomans, P; Couzens, C

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Springer
• Journal: Journal of High Energy Physics
• Volume: 2024
• Issue: 10
• Article number: 36
• Publication date: 2024-10-03
• Acceptance date: 2024-09-20
• DOI: 10.1007/jhep10(2024)036
• EISSN: 1029-8479
• Language: English
• Keywords: AdS-CFT Correspondence; M-Theory; Spacetime Singularities; Supersymmetric Gauge Theory