2024/11/25 by Matthias R. Gaberdiel, Gaberdiel, Matthias R., Vit Sriprachyakul +1
Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2411.16848
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We propose that string theory on \rm AdS3 × \rm S3 × \rm S3 × \rm S1 with two units of NS-NS flux through each of the two 3-spheres is exactly dual to the symmetric orbifold of 2 bosons and 8 free fermions. Here, one of the two bosons describes the compact \rm S1, while the other one corresponds to the radial (non-compact) direction of \rm AdS3. Unlike the analogous situation for \rm AdS3 × \rm S3 × \mathbbT4, the description makes sense both in the NS-R as well as the hybrid formulation, and we explain the duality in both frameworks.