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In this paper we holographically study the strongly coupled dynamics of the field theory on I-branes (D5 branes intersecting on a line). In this regime, the field theory becomes (2 + 1) dimensional with 16 supercharges. The dual background has an IR singularity. We resolve this singularity by compactifiying the theory on a circle, preserving 4 supercharges. We study various aspects: confinement, symmetry breaking, Entanglement Entropy, etc. We also discuss a black membrane solution and make some comments on the string σ-model on our backgrounds.
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The contents and presentation of this work much benefitted from extensive discussion with various colleagues. We are very happy to thank: Andres Anabalon, Adi Armoni, Fabrizio Canfora, Lewis Cole, Gaston Giribet, Nicolas Grandi, Nabil Iqbal, Prem Kumar, Juan Maldacena, Anibal Neira, Leo Pando Zayas, Julio Oliva, Niels Obers, Dibakar Roychowdhury, Kostas Skenderis, Christoph Uhlemann who shared their knowledge with us. We are supported by STFC grant ST/T000813/1. The work of M.O. is partially funded by Beca ANID de Doctorado 21222264. The work of R.S. is supported by STFC grant ST/W507878/1. The authors have applied to a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence.
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Nunez, C., Oyarzo, M. & Stuardo, R. Confinement in (1 + 1) dimensions: a holographic perspective from I-branes. J. High Energ. Phys. 2023, 201 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP09(2023)201
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