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We construct a general class of (small) \( \mathcal{N} \) = (0, 4) superconformal solutions in M-theory of the form AdS3 × S3/ℤk × CY2, foliated over an interval. These solutions describe M-strings in M5-brane intersections. The M -strings support (0, 4) quiver CFTs that are in correspondence with our backgrounds. We compute the central charge and show that it scales linearly with the total number of M -strings. We introduce momentum charge, thus allowing for a description in terms of M(atrix) theory. Upon reduction to Type IIA, we find a new class of solutions with four Poincaré supercharges of the form AdS2 × S3 × CY2 × ℐ , that we extend to the massive IIA case. We generalise our constructions to provide a complete class of AdS3 solutions to M-theory with (0,4) supersymmetry and SU(2) structure. We also construct new AdS2 × S3 × M4 × ℐ solutions to massive IIA, with M4 a 4d Kähler manifold and four Poincaré supercharges.
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Lozano, Y., Nunez, C., Ramirez, A. et al. M -strings and AdS3 solutions to M-theory with small \( \mathcal{N} \) = (0, 4) supersymmetry. J. High Energ. Phys. 2020, 118 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP08(2020)118
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