Open M5-branes
Eric A. Bergshoeff, Gary W. Gibbons, Paul K. Townsend
TL;DR
This paper explores novel configurations of M5-branes in heterotic M-theory, including a static M5-brane suspended between M9-brane boundaries, supported by asymptotic supergravity solutions.
Contribution
It demonstrates how M5-branes can end on M9-branes as Yang monopoles and constructs explicit supergravity solutions for these configurations.
Findings
M5-branes can end on M9-branes as Yang monopoles
A static M5-brane suspended between M9-branes is possible
Asymptotic supergravity solutions for these configurations are derived
Abstract
We show how, in heterotic M-theory, an M5-brane in the 11-dimensional bulk may end on an ``M9-brane'' boundary, the M5-brane boundary being a Yang monopole 4-brane. This possibility suggests various novel 5-brane configurations of heterotic M-theory, in particular a static M5-brane suspended between the two M9-brane boundaries, for which we find the asymptotic heterotic supergravity solution.
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