Free Lunch from T-Duality

Abstract

We consider a simple method of generating solutions to Einstein gravity coupled to a dilaton and a 2-form gauge potential in n dimensions, starting from an arbitrary (n-m)-dimensional Ricci-flat metric with m commuting Killing vectors. It essentially consists of a particular combination of coordinate transformations and T-duality and is related to the so-called null Melvin twists and TsT transformations. Examples obtained in this way include two charged black strings in five dimensions and a finite action configuration in three dimensions derived from empty flat space. The latter leads us to amend the effective action by a specific boundary term required for it to admit solutions with positive action. An extension of our method involving an S-duality transformation that is applicable to four-dimensional seed metrics produces further nontrivial solutions in five dimensions.

19 pages, 2 figures. v2: major revision, extended solution-generating method, new examples, references added

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