13–14 Aug 2025
University of Southern Denmark
Europe/Copenhagen timezone

A BPS Road to Holography: Decoupling Limits and Non-Lorentzian Geometries

13 Aug 2025, 15:15
45m
U220 (University of Southern Denmark)

U220

University of Southern Denmark

Campusvej 55 DK-5230 Odense M

Speaker

Niels Obers

Description

I will discuss decoupling limits that lead to matrix theories on D-branes, focusing on their BPS nature and the emergence of non-Lorentzian target space geometries. In these limits, D-branes experience instantaneous gravitational forces, and when applied to curved geometries, it is shown that a single decoupling limit leads to the AdS/CFT correspondence. By applying two such limits, we generate new holographic examples, including those with non-Lorentzian bulk geometries. I will demonstrate that reversing these decoupling limits corresponds to deformations of matrix theories, connecting them to the TTbar deformation in two dimensions. These deformations provide a new perspective on the near-horizon brane geometry and lead to TTbar-like flow equations for the Dp-brane DBI action. Finally, I will comment on a wider duality web, that exhibits relationships between matrix theories, non-relativistic string theory, M-theory uplifts along with corners that connect dS holography to Carrollian symmetry.

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