Non-Supersymmetric SO(3)-Invariant Deformations of N=1* Vacua and their Dual String Theory Description

TL;DR

This paper investigates non-supersymmetric deformations of N=4 SU(N) gauge theory with SO(3) symmetry, identifying parameter regions where stable dielectric five-brane configurations describe the vacua within supergravity.

Contribution

It extends the Polchinski-Strassler framework to non-supersymmetric cases, analyzing stability and dual descriptions of vacua.

Findings

Identifies parameter space with stable dielectric five-branes

Demonstrates supergravity approximation validity for certain deformations

Provides insights into non-supersymmetric gauge theory vacua

Abstract

We study the SO(3)-invariant relevant deformations of N=4 SU(N) gauge theory using the methods of Polchinski and Strassler. We present the region of parameter space where the non-supersymmetric vacuum is still described by stable ``dielectric'' five branes within the supergravity approximation.