On the symmetries of singular limits of spacetimes

Eric Bergshoeff, Javier Matulich*, Tomás Ortín

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Abstract

We consider spacetime metrics with a given (but quite generic) dependence on a dimensionful parameter such that in the 0 and ∞ limits of that parameter the metric becomes singular. We study the isometry groups of the original spacetime metrics and of the singular metrics that arise in the limits and the corresponding symmetries of the motion of p-branes evolving in them, showing how the Killing vectors and their Lie algebras can be found in general. We illustrate our general results with several examples which include limits of anti-de Sitter spacetime in which the holographic screen is one of the singular metrics and of pp-waves.

Original languageEnglish
Article number174
Number of pages36
JournalJournal of High Energy Physics
Volume2024
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29-Mar-2024

Keywords

  • Classical Theories of Gravity
  • P-Branes
  • Sigma Models
  • Space-Time Symmetries

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