Holographic evidence for nonsupersymmetric conformal manifolds

We provide the first holographic evidence for the existence of a nonsupersymmetric conformal manifold arising from exactly marginal but supersymmetry-breaking deformations of a superconformal three-dimensional field theory. In particular, we construct a 2-parameter nonsupersymmetric deformation of a supersymmetric AdS nongeometric background in type 1IB string theory. We prove that the nonsupersymmetric backgrounds are perturbatively stable and also do not suffer from various nonperturbative instabilities. Finally, we argue that diffeomorphism symmetry protects our solutions against higher-derivative string corrections.

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We provide the first holographic evidence for the existence of a nonsupersymmetric conformal manifold resulting from exactly marginal but supersymmetry-breaking deformations. Specifically, we construct a 2-parameter nonsupersymmetric deformation of a supersymmetric AdS nongeometric background in type 1IB string theory. We prove the perturbative stability of the nonsupersymmetric backgrounds and their protection against various nonperturbative instabilities. Additionally, we argue that diffeomorphism symmetry safeguards our solutions against higher-derivative string corrections.