Supersymmetry and flavor in a sugra dual of 𝒩 = 1 Yang‐Mills

Abstract

AbstractSome field theory aspects can be addressed holographically by introducing D‐branes in the string theory duals. In this work, we study this issue in the framework of a dual of 𝒩 = 1 YM, the so‐called Maldacena‐Núñez model. Some supersymmetric embeddings for D5‐brane probes are found and they are interpreted as the addition of fundamental flavors to the gauge theory. This allows to give a dual description of some known aspects of 𝒩 = 1 SQCD and to compute a mass spectrum of mesons.