Giants and loops in beta-deformed theories

TL;DR

This paper explores the gravity dual of the beta-deformed N=4 Super Yang-Mills theory, identifying new brane configurations such as D5-branes with gauge fields, especially at rational deformation parameters, revealing novel vacuum structures.

Contribution

It introduces a new class of D5-brane configurations in the gravity dual, linked to rational deformation parameters and additional vacua in the gauge theory.

Findings

Identification of D5-branes wrapped on a two-torus with gauge fields

New giant graviton configurations at rational deformation parameters

Interpretation of these objects as rotating vacua in extra branches

Abstract

We study extended objects in the gravity dual of the N=1 beta-deformation of N=4 Super Yang-Mills theory. We identify probe brane configurations corresponding to giant gravitons and Wilson loops. In particular we identify a new class of objects, given by D5-branes wrapped on a two-torus with a world-volume gauge field strength turned on along the torus. These appear when the deformation parameter assumes a rational value and the gauge theory spectrum has additional branches of vacua. We give an interpretation of the new D5-brane dual giant gravitons in terms of rotating vacuum expectation values in these additional branches.