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We establish a close relation between recently constructed AdS6 solutions in Type IIB supergravity, which describe the near-horizon limit of (p, q) 5-brane junctions, and the curves wrapped by M5-branes in the M-theory realization of the 5-brane junctions. This provides a geometric interpretation of various objects appearing in the construction of the Type IIB solutions and a physical interpretation of the regularity conditions. Conversely, the Type IIB solutions provide explicit solutions to the equations defining the M-theory curves associated with (p, q) 5-brane junctions.
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Kaidi, J., Uhlemann, C.F. M-theory curves from warped AdS6 in Type IIB. J. High Energ. Phys. 2018, 175 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP11(2018)175
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