Meta-Stable Brane Configurations with Multiple NS5-Branes

TL;DR

This paper explores complex brane configurations in string theory that correspond to meta-stable non-supersymmetric vacua in multi-gauge group N=1 supersymmetric theories, including dualities and orientifold effects.

Contribution

It introduces novel intersecting brane setups with NS5-branes, D4-branes, and orientifolds that model meta-stable vacua in multi-product gauge theories, extending previous string theory-gauge theory correspondences.

Findings

Constructed brane configurations for meta-stable vacua.

Analyzed effects of orientifold planes on brane setups.

Linked brane configurations to dual gauge theories.

Abstract

Starting from an N=1 supersymmetric electric gauge theory with the multiple product gauge group and the bifundamentals, we apply Seiberg dual to each gauge group, obtain the N=1 supersymmetric dual magnetic gauge theories with dual matters including the gauge singlets. Then we describe the intersecting brane configurations, where there are NS-branes and D4-branes(and anti D4-branes), of type IIA string theory corresponding to the meta-stable nonsupersymmetric vacua of this gauge theory. We also discuss the case where the orientifold 4-planes are added into the above brane configuration. Next, by adding an orientifold 6-plane, we apply to an N=1 supersymmetric electric gauge theory with the multiple product gauge group(where a single symplectic or orthogonal gauge group is present) and the bifundamentals. Finally, we describe the other cases where the orientifold 6-plane intersects with NS-brane.