Localized Gravity in String Theory

Andreas Karch; Lisa Randall

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Localized Gravity in String Theory

Andreas Karch, Lisa Randall

High Energy Physics - Theory · Submitted 11 May 2001

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The authors' main claim We propose a string realization of the AdS4 brane in AdS5 that is known to localize gravity.

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We propose a string realization of the AdS4 brane in AdS5 that is known to localize gravity. Our theory is M D5 branes in the near horizon geometry of N D3 branes, where M and N are appropriately tuned.

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We propose a string realization of the AdS4 brane in AdS5 that is known to localize gravity. Our theory is M D5 branes in the near horizon geometry of N D3 branes, where M and N are appropriately tuned.

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The probe D5-branes are defects on the bulk side of an AdS/dCFT correspondence that generalizes the original, single probe set-up of [ref] .

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Following Karch-Randall [ref] , we make the following ansatz for the embedding of the probe D5-brane in AdS$_5×S^5$:

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To conclude this section, we give a quick comparison of the above discussion with the closely related interface/boundary CFT from the probe-brane setup [ref] (which is the simplest Karch-Randall set up [ref] ).

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In this section we review the localization of gravity in Karch-Randall ETW branes [ref] , in particular for the AdS ETW boundaries, which allows an optimal use of holography.

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The defect CFT constructed with the D5-branes is certainly well known [ref] .

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The defect CFT constructed with the D5-branes is certainly well known [ref] [ref] .

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