Towards the string dual of tumbling and cascading gauge theories

Abstract

We build type IIB backgrounds that can be interpreted as the dual description of field theories in which the dynamics shows many non-trivial phenomena, generalizing the baryonic branch of the Klebanov-Strassler system. We illustrate the steps of the explicit construction with a particularly interesting example. The dual field theory exhibits the expected behavior of an N=1 supersymmetric gauge theory which, over different ranges of the radial direction, is undergoing a cascade of Seiberg dualities, a period of running, a cascade of Higgsings (tumbling) and finally gaugino condensation.

7 pages, 6 figures ; v2. minor changes included