Non-supersymmetric CS-matter theories with known AdS duals
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We consider three-dimensional conformal field theories living on a stack of ๐ anti-M2 branes at the tip of eight-dimensional supersymmetric cones. The corresponding supergravity solution is obtained by changing sign to the four-form in the Freund-Rubin solution representing M2 branes (โskew-whiffingโ transformation) and it is known to be stable. The existence of these non-supersymmetric, stable field theories, at least in the large ๐ limit, is a peculiarity of the AdS4/CFT3 correspondence with respect to the usual AdS5/CFT4, and it is worthwhile to study it. We analyze in detail the KK spectrum of the skew-whiffed solution associated with ๐7/โค๐ and we speculate on the natural field content for a candidate non-supersymmetric dual field theory.
Journal: Advances in High Energy Physics
DOI: 10.1155/2011/393645