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N=2 Supersymmetric Gauge Theories, Branes and Orientifolds

Karl Landsteiner, Esperanza Lopez, David A. Lowe

hep-tharXiv:hep-th/9705199

Abstract

Starting with configurations of fourbranes, fivebranes, sixbranes and orientifolds in Type IIA string theory we derive via M-theory the curves solving N=2 supersymmetric gauge theories with gauge groups SO(N) and Sp(2N). We also obtain new curves describing theories with product gauge groups. A crucial role in the discussion is played by the interaction of the orientifolds with the NS-fivebranes.

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