AdS/CFT Dual Pairs from M5-Branes on Riemann Surfaces

TL;DR

This paper constructs a new class of N=1 AdS_5/CFT_4 dual pairs from M5-branes on Riemann surfaces, computing their properties via supergravity solutions and field theory methods.

Contribution

It introduces an infinite family of dual pairs from M5-branes wrapping Riemann surfaces, with explicit supergravity solutions and field theory descriptions.

Findings

Computed central charges of the dual CFTs from M5-brane anomaly polynomial.

Constructed AdS_5 x M_6 solutions in eleven-dimensional supergravity.

Provided a four-dimensional field theory flow to these fixed points.

Abstract

In this letter we describe an infinite family of new N=1 AdS_5/CFT_4 dual pairs which arise from M5-branes wrapping Riemann surfaces in Calabi-Yau threefolds. We use the relevant brane constructions to compute the central charges of the infrared fixed points from the M5-brane anomaly polynomial. We then present AdS_5 x M_6 solutions of eleven-dimensional supergravity which are dual to these CFTs at large N. Finally, we provide a purely four-dimensional field theory construction which flows to a special class of these fixed points. These theories will be further elaborated upon in a companion paper.