5d and 6d SCFTs have no weak coupling limit

Chang, Chi-Ming

doi:10.1007/JHEP09(2019)016

Title: 5d and 6d SCFTs have no weak coupling limit

Journal Article · 03 September 2019 · Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP09(2019)016 · OSTI ID:1598365

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Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States)

We prove that there does not exist any weak coupling limit in the space of superconformal field theories in five and six dimensions, based on an analysis of the representation theory of the corresponding superconformal algebras. Holographically, this implies that superstring theories on AdS₆ and AdS₇ do not admit tensionless limits. Finally, we discuss the implications of our result on the existence of an action for coincident M5-branes.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0009999

OSTI ID:: 1598365

Journal Information:: Journal of High Energy Physics (Online), Vol. 2019, Issue 9; ISSN 1029-8479

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Country of Publication:: United States

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