We consider defects in 5d field theories corresponding to higher-rank generalizations of the ENf+1 theories; holographically dual to the Brandhuber-Oz background in type I’ String Theory. We concentrate on codimension 2 ...

We study the physics of probe D6-branes with quantized internal worldvolume flux in the ABJM background with unquenched massless flavors. This flux breaks parity in the (2+1)-dimensional gauge theory and allows quantum ...

We study the magnetic catalysis of chiral symmetry breaking in the ABJM Chern-Simons matter theory with unquenched flavors in the Veneziano limit. We consider a magnetized D6-brane probe in the background of a flavored ...

We construct a gravity dual to a system with multiple (2+1)-dimensional layers in a (3 + 1)-dimensional ambient theory. Following a top-down approach, we generate a geometry corresponding to the intersection of D3- and ...

We use holographic methods to characterize the RG flow of quantum information in a Chern-Simons theory coupled to massive fermions. First, we use entanglement entropy and mutual information between strips to derive the ...

We construct a black hole geometry generated by the intersection of N c color D3- branes and N f flavor D5-branes along a 2+1 dimensional subspace. Working in the Veneziano limit in which N f is large and distributing ...

We describe a strongly coupled layered system in 3+1 dimensions by means of a top-down D-brane construction. Adjoint matter is encoded in a large-Nc stack of D3-branes, while fundamental matter is confined to (2 + ...