Overlapping branes in M-theory

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Abstract: We construct new supersymmetric solutions of D=11 supergravity describing n orthogonally ``overlapping" membranes and fivebranes for n=2,dots,8. Overlapping branes arise after separating intersecting branes in a direction transverse to all of the branes. The solutions, which generalize known intersecting brane solutions, preserve at least 2−n of the supersymmetry. Each pairwise overlap involves a membrane overlapping a membrane in a 0-brane, a fivebrane overlapping a fivebrane in a 3-brane or a membrane overlapping a fivebrane in a string. After reducing n overlapping membranes to obtain n overlapping D-2-branes in D=10, T-duality generates new overlapping D-brane solutions in type IIA and type IIB string theory. Uplifting certain type IIA solutions leads to the D=11 solutions. Some of the new solutions reduce to dilaton black holes in D=4. Additionally, we present a D=10 solution that describes two D-5-branes overlapping in a string. T-duality then generates further D=10 solutions and uplifting one of the type IIA solutions gives a new D=11 solution describing two fivebranes overlapping in a string.





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