Supergravity and the large N limit of theories with sixteen supercharges

Journal Article · Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998 · Physical Review, D

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.58.046004· OSTI ID:639857

Itzhaki, N; Sonnenschein, J; Yankielowicz, S ^[1]; Maldacena, J M ^[2]

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1. Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, 69978 (Israel)
2. Lyman Laboratory, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 (United States)

We consider field theories with sixteen supersymmetries, which include U(N) Yang-Mills theories in various dimensions, and argue that their large N limit is related to certain supergravity solutions. We study this by considering a system of D-branes in string theory and then taking a limit where the brane world volume theory decouples from gravity. At the same time we study the corresponding D-brane supergravity solution and argue that we can trust it in certain regions where the curvature (and the effective string coupling, where appropriate) are small. The supergravity solutions typically have several weakly coupled regions and interpolate between different limits of string M theory. {copyright} {ital 1998} {ital The American Physical Society}

• OSTI ID: 639857
• Journal Information: Physical Review, D, Vol. 58, Issue 4; Other Information: PBD: Aug 1998
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

66 PHYSICS
UNITARY SYMMETRY
SUPERGRAVITY
SUPERSYMMETRY
U GROUPS
YANG-MILLS THEORY
DECOUPLING
GRAVITATION
STRING MODELS