Non-geometric branes are DFT monopoles

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates that non-geometric backgrounds with Q- and R-flux can be derived from double field theory monopole solutions, revealing their dependence on dual coordinates and their relation to known brane solutions.

Contribution

It shows that non-geometric branes are equivalent to DFT monopoles and connects these solutions to known branes through duality and smearing techniques.

Findings

Reproduces non-geometric backgrounds with Q- and R-flux from DFT monopoles.

Establishes the relation between these backgrounds and known branes like NS5-brane.

Calculates T-duality invariant magnetic charge matching NS5-brane charge.

Abstract

The double field theory monopole solution by Berman and Rudolph is shown to reproduce non-geometric backgrounds with non-vanishing Q- and R-flux upon an appropriate choice of physical and dual coordinates. The obtained backgrounds depend non-trivially on dual coordinates and have only trivial monodromies. Upon smearing the solutions along the dual coordinates one reproduces the known $5^2_2$ solution for the Q-brane and co-dimension 1 solution for the R-brane. The T-duality invariant magnetic charge is explicitly calculated for all these backgrounds and is found to be equal to the magnetic charge of (unsmeared) NS5-brane.