Supergravity supertubes

Authors
Emparan, R Mateos, D Townsend, PK
Citation
R. Emparan et al., Supergravity supertubes, J HIGH EN P, 2001(7), 2001, pp. NIL_246-NIL_269
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS
ISSN journal
10298479 → ACNP
Volume
2001
Issue
7
Year of publication
2001
Pages
NIL_246 - NIL_269
Database
ISI
SICI code
1029-8479(200107)2001:7<NIL_246:SS>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
We find the supergravity solution sourced by a supertube: a (1/4)-supersymm etric D0-charged IIA superstring that has been blown up to a cylindrical D2 -brane by angular momentum. The supergravity solution captures all essentia l features of the supertube, including the D2-dipole moment and an upper bo und on the angular momentum: violation of this bound implies the existence of closed timelike curves, with a consequent ghost-induced instability of s upertube probes.