Uplifting GPPZ: A Ten-dimensional Dual of $\mathcal{N}=1^{*}$

TL;DR

This paper constructs a new ten-dimensional supergravity solution that extends the GPPZ solution, providing insights into the holographic dual of a mass-deformed $ ext{N}=4$ SYM theory with $ ext{N}=1^{*}$ supersymmetry.

Contribution

It presents a novel uplift of the GPPZ solution to ten dimensions, offering a new holographic background for $ ext{N}=1^{*}$ supersymmetric gauge theories.

Findings

The solution is supersymmetric and singular in the IR region.

It provides a geometric realization of the $ ext{N}=1^{*}$ mass deformation.

Discussion of the IR singularity's physical implications.

Abstract

We find a new supersymmetric solution of type IIB supergravity which is the uplift of the GPPZ solution of maximal SO$(6)$ gauged supergravity in five dimensions. This background is expected to be holographically dual to an $\mathcal{N}=1^{*}$ supersymmetric mass deformation of four-dimensional $\mathcal{N}=4$ SYM. The ten-dimensional solution is singular in the region corresponding to the IR regime of the dual gauge theory and we discuss the physics of the singularity in some detail.