Single-sided domain walls in \(\mathbb{M}\)-theory (Q1970239)

Various solutions of M-theory having the symmetries of a domain wall are investigated. These are smooth non-singular resolutions of Calabi--Yau orbifolds obtained by identifying the two sides of the wall under reflection. The most important example is BPS and is based on the Bianchi type II group, otherwise known as nil or Heisenberg. Usually this is regarded as an orbifold solution with singularity. It is shown how the singularity may be resolved to give a complete non-singular solution representing a single-sided domain wall and how this example may be generalized to higher dimensions. Finally, a number of related solutions, some BPS, both in four and higher dimensions which we believe may be relevant to, for example, the AdS/CFT correspondence and other future applications of eleven-dimensional supergravity are considered.