We review the holographic correspondence between field theories and string/M theory,
focusing on the relation between compactifications of string/M theory on Anti-de Sitter …

We review black-hole solutions of higher-dimensional vacuum gravity and higher-
dimensional supergravity theories. The discussion of vacuum gravity is pedagogical, with …

We consider all 1/2 BPS excitations of AdS× S configurations in both type-IIB string theory
and M-theory. In the dual field theories these excitations are described by free fermions …

A bstract In the context of holography, we analyse aspects of supersymmetric geometries
based on two-dimensional orbifolds known as spindles. By analysing spin c spinors on a …

Aiming at nonexperts, the key mechanisms of higher-spin extensions of ordinary gravities in
four dimensions and higher are explained. An overview of various no-go theorems for low …

A bstract We apply c-extremization [1], whose proof we review in full detail, to study
twodimensional\(\mathcal {N}\)=(0, 2) superconformal field theories arising from the low …

A bstract We engineer a large new set of four-dimensional\(\mathcal {N}= 1\) superconformal
field theories by wrap** M5-branes on complex curves. We present new supersymmetric …

We show that generalised geometry gives a unified description of maximally supersymmetric
consistent truncations of ten‐and eleven‐dimensional supergravity. In all cases the …

A bstract We construct supersymmetric AdS 3 solutions of D= 11 supergravity, dual to d=
2,\(\mathcal {N}\)=(0, 2) SCFTs, that are associated with M5-branes wrap** two different …

We find an exact, N= 1 supersymmetric kink solution of 5d gauged supergravity. We
associate this solution with the RG flow from N= 4 super Yang–Mills theory, deformed by a …