Niall T. Macpherson

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20122026

most citedType IIB Supergravity Solutions with AdS

_{5}

From Abelian and Non-Abelian T Dualities

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hep-th2026

AdS $_{2}$ from Type IIA on weak G $_{2}$ manifolds

Niall T. Macpherson, Achilleas Passias

We present and study supersymmetric warped $AdS_{2} \times M_{7} \times I$ solutions of Type IIA supergravity, where M $_{7}$ is a weak G $_{2}$ holonomy manifold. Locally, the s…

hep-th2026

M5 branes wrapping $WCP^{2}$ and spindles fibred over constant curvature Riemann surfaces

Andrea Conti, Niall T. Macpherson, Diego de Maria Almazan

We classify AdS $_{3}$ solutions of the U(1) invariant sector of minimal $d = 7$ supergravity. We find two classes of solutions preserving $N = (2, 0)$ supersymmetry for which the i…

hep-th2025

Type II embeddings for $d = 6$ Einstein-Maxwell gauged supergravity

Niall T. Macpherson, Ricardo Stuardo

Bi-spinor and G-structure methods are used to classify the possible consistent truncations of type II supergravity to $d = 6$ Einstein-Maxwell (gauged) supergravity, and its consiste…

hep-th2025

Supersymmetric $WCP^{n}$ , AdS near horizons and orbifolds

Andrea Conti, Niall T. Macpherson

We construct and study the supersymmetry properties of the weighted projective spaces $WCP^{2}$ and $WCP^{3}$ . These are topologically $CP^{n}$ with $n + 1$ orbi…

hep-th2025

Twisted-Circle Compactifications of SQCD-like Theories and Holography

Niall T. Macpherson, Paul Merrikin, Carlos Nunez +1

We construct and analyse holographic duals to a class of four-dimensional N = 1 SU( $N_{c}$ ) SQCD-like theories compactified on a circle with an R-symmetry twist. The setup originates…

hep-th2025

G-structures for AdS $_{2}$ solutions

Niall T. Macpherson, Achilleas Passias

We report on the classification of supersymmetric AdS2 solutions of Type II supergravity and the discovery of new solutions

hep-th2025

$N = 6$ supersymmetric AdS $_{2} \times CP^{3} \times Σ_{2}$

Andrea Conti, Yolanda Lozano, Niall T. Macpherson

We perform a complete classification of AdS $_{2}$ solutions of Type II supergravity realising $N = 6$ supersymmetry and OSp $(6∣2)$ superconformal symmetry on backgrounds that…

hep-th2025

On $AdS_{2} \times S^{7}$ , its $Z_{k}$ orbifold and their dual quantum mechanics

Yolanda Lozano, Niall T. Macpherson, Achilleas Passias

We consider a previously constructed class of massive Type IIA AdS $_{2} \times$ S $^{7} \times I$ solutions with OSp $(8∣2)$ symmetry, as well as OSp $(6∣2)$ -symmetric ones, by replacing the…

hep-th2024

Circle compactifications of Minkowski $_{D}$ solutions, flux vacua and solitonic branes

Niall T. Macpherson, Paul Merrikin, Ricardo Stuardo

G-structure techniques are used to construct broad classes of circle compactifications of Mink $_{D + 1}$ solutions to Mink $_{D}$ embedded into type II supergravity for $D = 1, ...5$ . Un…

hep-th2024

$N = (4, 4)$ supersymmetric AdS $_{3}$ solutions in $d = 11$

Andrea Conti, Niall T. Macpherson

We derive necessary and sufficient conditions for AdS $_{3}$ solutions of $d = 11$ supergravity to preserve $N = (1, 1)$ supersymmetry in terms of G-structures. Such solutions neces…

hep-th2024

Holographic $\frac{1}{2}$ -BPS surface defects in ABJM

Yolanda Lozano, Niall T. Macpherson, Nicolò Petri +1

We study the class of $AdS_{3} \times CP^{3}$ solutions to massive Type IIA supergravity with $osp (6∣2)$ superconformal algebra recently constructed in arXiv:…

hep-th2024

Marginally deformed AdS $_{5}$ /CFT $_{4}$ and spindle-like orbifolds

Niall T. Macpherson, Paul Merrikin, Carlos Nunez

We study marginal deformations of $N = 2$ , $d = 4$ long linear quiver CFTs using the holographic description. We find a two-parameter family of AdS $_{5}$ solutions that genericall…

hep-th2023

G-structures for black hole near-horizon geometries

Andrea Legramandi, Niall T. Macpherson, Achilleas Passias

We derive necessary and sufficient conditions for warped AdS $_{2}$ solutions of Type II supergravity to preserve $N = 1$ supersymmetry, in terms of bispinors. Such solutions gen…

hep-th2023★ 8 cited

New $AdS_{2} / CFT_{1}$ pairs from $AdS_{3}$ and monopole bubbling

Andrea Conti, Yolanda Lozano, Niall T. Macpherson

We present general results on generating $AdS_{2}$ solutions to Type II supergravity from $AdS_{3}$ solutions via U(1) and SL(2) T-dualities. We focus on a class of Type…

hep-th2023

AdS $_{3}$ vacua realising $osp (n ∣2)$ superconformal symmetry

Niall T. Macpherson, Anayeli Ramirez

We consider $N = (n, 0)$ supersymmetric AdS $_{3}$ vacua of type II supergravity realising the superconformal algebra $osp (n ∣2)$ for $n > 4$ . For the cases $n = 6$ and $n=5…

hep-th2022★ 11 cited

On generalised D1-D5 near horizons and their spectra

Mariana Lima, Niall T. Macpherson, Dmitry Melnikov +1

There has been considerable recent interest in type II string compactifications on AdS $_{3} \times$ S $^{3} \times$ M $_{4}$ due to both new progress in the AdS $_{3}$ /CFT $_{2}$ correspondence an…

hep-th2022★ 15 cited

A plethora of Type IIA embeddings for $d = 5$ minimal supergravity

Christopher Couzens, Niall T. Macpherson, Achilleas Passias

We construct multiple embeddings of all solutions of $d = 5$ minimal (un)gauged supergravity into massive Type IIA supergravity. The internal spaces and warpings of such embeddings a…

hep-th2022

New AdS $_{3}$ /CFT $_{2}$ pairs in massive IIA with $(0, 4)$ and $(4, 4)$ supersymmetries

Yolanda Lozano, Niall T. Macpherson, Nicolò Petri +1

We construct a new class of $AdS_{3} \times$ S $^{3} \times$ M $_{4}$ solutions of massive Type IIA supergravity with $(0, 4)$ supersymmetries and SU(3) structure. We study in detail t…

hep-th2022★ 14 cited

On Type IIA AdS $_{3}$ solutions and massive GK geometries

Christopher Couzens, Niall T. Macpherson, Achilleas Passias

We give the necessary and sufficient conditions for warped AdS $_{3}$ (and Mink $_{3}$ ) solutions of Type II supergravities to preserve $N = (2, 0)$ supersymmetry, in terms of geomet…

hep-th2022★ 12 cited

AdS $_{3} \times$ S $^{2}$ in IIB with small $N = (4, 0)$ supersymmetry

Niall T. Macpherson, Anayeli Ramirez

We consider warped AdS $_{3} \times$ S $^{2} \times$ M $_{5}$ backgrounds in type II supergravity preserving small $N = (4, 0)$ supersymmetry. We show that imposing $N = (4, 0)$ supers…

hep-th2021★ 15 cited

$N = (1, 1)$ supersymmetric AdS $_{3}$ in 10 dimensions

Niall T. Macpherson, Alessandro Tomasiello

Warped AdS $_{3}$ solutions in 10 dimensional supergravity that preserve $N = (1, 1)$ supersymmetry are considered. Sufficient geometric conditions for their existence, and to sto…

hep-th2021★ 44 cited

$N = (2, 2)$ AdS $_{3}$ from D3-branes wrapped on Riemann surfaces

Christopher Couzens, Niall T. Macpherson, Achilleas Passias

We construct $N = (2, 2)$ supersymmetric AdS $_{3}$ solutions of type IIB supergravity, dual to twisted compactifications of 4d $N = 4$ super-Yang--Mills on Riemann sur…

hep-th2020★ 30 cited

All $N = (8, 0)$ AdS $_{3}$ solutions in 10 and 11 dimensions

Andrea Legramandi, Gabriele Lo Monaco, Niall T. Macpherson

We classify AdS $_{3}$ solutions preserving $N = (8, 0)$ supersymmetry in ten and eleven dimensions and find the local form of each of them. These include the AdS $_{3} \times$ S$^6…

hep-th2019★ 29 cited

AdS $_{3}$ solutions with $N = (3, 0)$ from S $^{3} \times$ S $^{3}$ fibrations

Andrea Legramandi, Niall T. Macpherson

We study warped AdS $_{3}$ solutions in massive IIA supergravity preserving $N = (3, 0)$ and $N = (1, 0)$ supersymmetry. We consider solutions whose internal spaces deco…

AdS2​ from Type IIA on weak G2​ manifolds

M5 branes wrapping WCP2 and spindles fibred over constant curvature Riemann surfaces

Type II embeddings for d=6 Einstein-Maxwell gauged supergravity

Supersymmetric WCPn, AdS near horizons and orbifolds

Twisted-Circle Compactifications of SQCD-like Theories and Holography

G-structures for AdS2​ solutions

N=6 supersymmetric AdS2​×CP3×Σ2​

On AdS2​×S7, its Zk​ orbifold and their dual quantum mechanics

Circle compactifications of MinkowskiD​ solutions, flux vacua and solitonic branes

N=(4,4) supersymmetric AdS3​ solutions in d=11

Holographic 21​-BPS surface defects in ABJM

Marginally deformed AdS5​/CFT4​ and spindle-like orbifolds

G-structures for black hole near-horizon geometries

New AdS2​/CFT1​ pairs from AdS3​ and monopole bubbling

AdS3​ vacua realising osp(n∣2) superconformal symmetry

On generalised D1-D5 near horizons and their spectra

A plethora of Type IIA embeddings for d=5 minimal supergravity

New AdS3​/CFT2​ pairs in massive IIA with (0,4) and (4,4) supersymmetries

On Type IIA AdS3​ solutions and massive GK geometries

AdS3​× S2 in IIB with small N=(4,0) supersymmetry

N=(1,1) supersymmetric AdS3​ in 10 dimensions

N=(2,2) AdS3​ from D3-branes wrapped on Riemann surfaces

All N=(8,0) AdS3​ solutions in 10 and 11 dimensions

AdS3​ solutions with N=(3,0) from S3×S3 fibrations

AdS $_{2}$ from Type IIA on weak G $_{2}$ manifolds

M5 branes wrapping $WCP^{2}$ and spindles fibred over constant curvature Riemann surfaces

Type II embeddings for $d = 6$ Einstein-Maxwell gauged supergravity

Supersymmetric $WCP^{n}$ , AdS near horizons and orbifolds

G-structures for AdS $_{2}$ solutions

$N = 6$ supersymmetric AdS $_{2} \times CP^{3} \times Σ_{2}$

On $AdS_{2} \times S^{7}$ , its $Z_{k}$ orbifold and their dual quantum mechanics

Circle compactifications of Minkowski $_{D}$ solutions, flux vacua and solitonic branes

$N = (4, 4)$ supersymmetric AdS $_{3}$ solutions in $d = 11$

Holographic $\frac{1}{2}$ -BPS surface defects in ABJM

Marginally deformed AdS $_{5}$ /CFT $_{4}$ and spindle-like orbifolds

New $AdS_{2} / CFT_{1}$ pairs from $AdS_{3}$ and monopole bubbling

AdS $_{3}$ vacua realising $osp (n ∣2)$ superconformal symmetry

A plethora of Type IIA embeddings for $d = 5$ minimal supergravity

New AdS $_{3}$ /CFT $_{2}$ pairs in massive IIA with $(0, 4)$ and $(4, 4)$ supersymmetries

On Type IIA AdS $_{3}$ solutions and massive GK geometries

AdS $_{3} \times$ S $^{2}$ in IIB with small $N = (4, 0)$ supersymmetry

$N = (1, 1)$ supersymmetric AdS $_{3}$ in 10 dimensions

$N = (2, 2)$ AdS $_{3}$ from D3-branes wrapped on Riemann surfaces

All $N = (8, 0)$ AdS $_{3}$ solutions in 10 and 11 dimensions

AdS $_{3}$ solutions with $N = (3, 0)$ from S $^{3} \times$ S $^{3}$ fibrations