Nonsupersymmetric Brane/Antibrane Configurations in Type IIA/M-theory
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Nonsupersymmetric Brane/Antibrane Configurationsin Type IIA/M-theory
Masaki Shigemori (Caltech)
May 17, 2007 at KITP
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This talk is based on…
arXiv:0705.0983
Joe Marsano, Kyriakos Papadodimas
& MS (84 pages!)
Joe gave a preview at KITP in March.
This is continuation/supplement
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Introduction
Metastable nonsusy configs.in gauge theory / string theory
ISS
Landscape
Pheno./cosmo.metastablenonsusy
stablesusy
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Introduction
Geometrically induced metastability
Aganagic-Beem-Seo-Vafa
Large N dualityFluxes softly break N=2 N=0Calculational control
D5__
S2 D5
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Introduction T-dual: IIA/M
IIA side: M-theory liftUnexplored param. regime in string/M-theory“Softness” of breakingBoundary conditions [Bena-Gorbatov-Hellerman-Seiberg-Shih]
D5__
S2 D5
NS5 NS5D4
D4__T
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Introduction
Susy case
Nonsusy curves
“Soft” limit
Boundary conditions
Plan of this talk
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Review:Susy Case
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Type IIA brane construction(a.k.a. Hanany-Witten)
NS5 NS5
N D4’s
L
v=x4+ix5
w=x8+ix9
x6
N=2 U(N) gauge theory with adjoint
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Curving NS5
vw
x6
N=1 superpot.
NS5NS5D4
v
w
D4
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Gauge theory limit
L
System size is substringy
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Gauge dynamics: M-theory lift [Witten]
NS5 & D4 both lift to M5
Large gs NG action reliable
M5 curve:
(Relatively) easily obtainedby holomorphicity
SW curve itself!
“throat”
NS5/D4 M5
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Strong coupling: M-theory lift
Why does it work?— Power of susy
Scales irrelevant for holomorphic quantities
NG & gauge theorygive same curve
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When is classical curve really reliable? As M5 curve (gsÀ1):
Curvature ¿ l11
Don’t come within l11
of self-intersecting
As NS5 + flux (gs¿1):
Curvature ¿ ls
Flux density ¿1/gs
Never met in gauge theory limit
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T-duality
IIA brane constructionNS5 in R6
D4Tool: M-theory lift
IIB geom. engineeringNoncpt. CY (ALE fibr.)
D5Tool: large N duality
T-dual
Why work? — power of susyScales irrelevantWithout susy, not expected to work, a priori
S2
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Nonsusy Curves
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Nonsusy configurations
NS5 NS5D4
D4__
IIB IIA
Large N dual
[ABSV]
D5__
S2 D5
M-theory lift
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EOM’s for nonsusy M5 curves
v w
s
Need to directly solve NG/Polyakov:
M5 curve
M lift Harmonic:
Virasoro constraint:
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Practice 1: simple susy curve
v
s
z=0
z
“worldsheet”
N D4
M5
log in s:D4’s “pull” NS5
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Practice 2: linearly curved NS5’s
z=0
z
“worldsheet”:genus 0
vw
s
N D4
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Practice 3: simple nonsusy curve
v
s
N1 D4
New features:D4’s and D4’s attractNeed to “hold” back D4’sD4’s “tilt” in v direction
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N2 D4__
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Practice 3: simple nonsusy curve
v
s
v
s
How to get tilted D4
rotate
rotate
N D4
log appears in tilted direction
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Practice 3: simple nonsusy curve
v
s
Now combine D4 and D4 parts
N1 D4
N2 D4__
: determined by Virasoro
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Force balance
Full nonholo. curve obtained!
Practice 3: simple nonsusy curve
v
s
Virasoro
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Same method works Full nonholo. curve:
Log bending in s, w
B.C. at ∞ not holomorphicMinimal distance b/t D4 & D4
Practice 4: quadratic curving (“half” of real thing)
N D4
N D4__
NS5
vw
s__
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The real problem
“Worldsheet”: genus 1 D4’s tilt in w direction
w have “logs”
v w
s
v
w
N D4
N D4__
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The exact curve
Im z
Re z
“worldsheet”
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The exact curve
v w
s
N D4
N D4__
Same featuresas the “half” curve:
Log bending in s, w
B.C. at ∞ not holomorphic
Minimal distancebetween D4 & D4
T-dual won’t even be a complex manifold
Reliable as M5/NS5 curve
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The “Soft Limit”
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Take in the exact curve:
Tilting vanishes
v, w : holomorphic, s : harmonic
Corresponds to exact min. of IIB potential : unexpected!
What if gsN is small?
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Holds more generally Why work without susy?
There must be some protection
IIB [ABSV]: assuming soft breaking
gsN is controlling “softness”
“T-duality”NS5 NS5D4
D4__
D5__
S2
D5T?
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Small gsN : consistent with reliability of curve
Why is gsN controlling “softness”?
Tree level soft
Higher genus candestroy this structure:
The “soft limit”
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Boundary Conditions
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The issue ISS vacuum &
brane configs:
v
wx6D6
NS5’
NS5
Nf Nc
D6
NS5’
NS5
NfNc
Nc
Metastable nonsusy Stable susy
metastablenonsusy
stablesusy
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The issue BGHSS:
Boundary conds. different.Two brane configs are in different theoriesOne can’t decay into other
D6
NS5’
NS5
Nf Nc
D6
NS5’
NS5
NfNc
Nc
Metastable nonsusy Stable susy
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Nonsusy configs decay Does not mean our nonsusy config is stable:
It decays
D4/D4 pair annihilate by quantum tunneling(Cf. -decay in EM field)NS5’s straightenTakes ∞ time (runaway)
v
wx6
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Runaway instability
Susy vacuum has been taken to ∞
runaway
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Relevance of nonsusy brane configs Gauge theory is approximation of string
Embed in compact CY:
BC arises from dynamics of “the rest”
In the whole sys, runaway ends
Local “building block” for model building
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Conclusions M5/NS5 curve:
Can explore nonsusy landscape of string/M-theory
Can be easily generalized (ADE, etc.)
gsN controls “softness” of breaking
Can study string/M landscape in a controlled way
Boundary conditions Building blocks for model building