1/4-BPS M-theory bubbles with SO(3) x SO(4) symmetry

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In this paper we generalize the work of Lin, Lunin and Maldacena on the classification of 1/2-BPS M-theory solutions to a specific class of 1/4-BPS configurations.

• We are interested in the solutions of 11 dimensional supergravity with $SO(3)\times SO(4)$ symmetry, and it is shown that such solutions are constructed over a one-parameter familiy of 4 dimensional almost Calabi-Yau spaces.
• Through analytic continuations we can obtain M-theory solutions having $AdS_2\times S^3$ or $AdS_3\times S^2$ factors.
• It is shown that our result is equivalent to the $AdS$ solutions which have been recently reported as the near-horizon geometry of M2 or M5-branes wrapped on 2 or 4-cycles in Calabi-Yau threefolds.