On the M-theory Interpretation of Orientifold Planes
Eric G. Gimon
TL;DR
This paper provides an M-theory interpretation of IIA orientifold planes by employing dualities and circle compactification, offering new insights into their structure and the behavior of M5-branes at singularities.
Contribution
It introduces a novel M-theory perspective on orientifold planes, including a mechanism for freezing M5-branes at singularities, expanding understanding of their duality relations.
Findings
Unified M-theory interpretation of orientifold four-planes
New IIA limit of orientifold planes via circle compactification
Mechanism for freezing M5-branes at singularities
Abstract
We obtain an M--theory interpretation of different IIA orientifold planes by compactifying them on a circle and use a chain of dualities to get a new IIA limit of these objects using this circle as the eleventh dimension. Using the combination of the two IIA description, we give an interpretation for all orientifold four-planes in M-theory, including a mechanism for freezing M5-branes at singularities.
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TopicsBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics · Mathematics and Applications · Nonlinear Waves and Solitons