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We construct supersymmetric AdS5 × Σ solutions of D = 7 gauged supergravity, where Σ is a two-dimensional orbifold known as a spindle. These uplift on S4 to solutions of D = 11 supergravity which have orbifold singularites. We argue that the solutions are dual to d = 4, \( \mathcal{N} \) = 1 SCFTs that arise from N M5-branes wrapped on a spindle, embedded as a holomorphic curve inside a Calabi-Yau three-fold. In contrast to the usual topological twist solutions, the superconformal R-symmetry mixes with the isometry of the spindle in the IR, and we verify this via a field theory calculation, as well as reproducing the gravity formula for the central charge.
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Ferrero, P., Gauntlett, J.P., Martelli, D. et al. M5-branes wrapped on a spindle. J. High Energ. Phys. 2021, 2 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP11(2021)002
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