Abstract
AdS5 × S5 and its pp-wave limit are self-dual under transformations involving eight fermionic T-dualities, a property which accounts for symmetries seen in scattering amplitudes in N = 4 super-Yang-Mills. Despite strong evidence for similar symmetries in the amplitudes of three-dimensional N = 6 ABJM theory, a corresponding self-duality in the dual geometry AdS4 × ℂP3 currently eludes us. Here, working with the type IIA ppwave limit of AdS4 × ℂP3 preserving twenty four supercharges, we show that the pp-wave is self-dual with respect to eight commuting fermionic T-dualities and not the six expected. In addition, we show the same symmetry can be found in a superposition pp-wave and a generic pp-wave with twenty and sixteen unbroken supersymmetries respectively, strongly suggesting that self-duality under fermionic T-duality may be a symmetry of all pp-waves.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 085 |
Journal | Journal of High Energy Physics |
Volume | 2011 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Penrose limit and pp-wave background
- String duality