Most general spherically symmetric M2-branes and type-IIB strings

Journal Article · Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVD.80.066008· OSTI ID:21322800

Zhaolong, Wang ^[1]; Lue, H ^[2]

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1. Interdisciplinary Center for Theoretical Study, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026 (China)
2. China Institute for Advanced Study, China Economics and Management Academy, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, 100081 (China)

We obtain the most general spherically symmetric M2-branes and type-IIB strings, with R{sup 1,2}xSO(8) and R{sup 1,1}xSO(8) isometries, respectively. We find that there are 12 different classes of M2-branes, and we study their curvature properties. In particular, we obtain new smooth M2-brane wormholes that connect two asymptotic regions: one is flat and the other can be either flat or AdS{sub 4}xS{sup 7}. We find that these wormholes are traversable with certain timelike trajectories. We also obtain the most general Ricci-flat solutions in five dimensions with R{sup 1,1}xSO(3) isometries.

• OSTI ID: 21322800
• Journal Information: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 80, Issue 6; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.80.066008; (c) 2009 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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SO-8 GROUPS
STRING MODELS
SYMMETRY
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