Compactifications of the Klebanov-Witten CFT and new \(AdS_3\) backgrounds

Abstract

In this paper we find various new backgrounds in Type IIB, IIA and M-theory with an \(AdS_3\)-factor. The solutions are smooth and preserve small amounts of SUSY. These new backgrounds are found by application of non-Abelian T-duality (sometimes combined with T-duality) on the supergravity solution dual to the Klebanov-Witten CFT compactified to two dimensions. The field theory aspects encoded by these backgrounds are studied. We give a detailed account of conserved charges, central charges, entanglement entropy and Wilson loops. Further, we present a possible field theory interpretation for our backgrounds.