Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
2011-07-18
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
31 pages, 19 figures
Scientific paper
We consider the Gibbons-Hawking metric for a three-dimensional periodic array of multi-Taub-NUT centers, containing not only centers with a positive NUT charge but also ones with a negative NUT charge. The latter are regarded as representing the asymptotic form of the Atiyah-Hitchin metric. The periodic arrays of Taub-NUT centers have close parallels with ionic crystals, where the Gibbons-Hawking potential plays the role of the Coulomb static potential of the ions, and are similarly classified according to their space groups. After a periodic identification and a Z2 projection, the array is transformed by T-duality to a system of NS5-branes with the SU(2) structure, and a further standard embedding yields, though singular, a half-BPS heterotic 5-brane background with warped compact transverse dimensions. A discussion is given of the possibility of probing the singular geometry by two-dimensional gauge theories.
Imazato Harunobu
Mizoguchi Shun'ya
Yata Masaya
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