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In this paper we discuss the strong coupling limit of chiral N=1 supersymmetric gauge theory via their embedding into M-theory. In particular we focus on N=1 brane box models and show that after a T-duality transformation their M-theory embedding is described by supersymmetric 3-cycles. Brane box models with uniform bending lead to 3-cycles which consist out of intersecting Seiberg-Witten curves. We discuss a few aspects of the intersection pattern in case of two intersecting tori which corresponds to N=1 SUSY QCD with N c =N f =4.
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Karch, A., Lüst, D., Miemiec, A. (1999). Supersymmetric 3-cycles for N=1 brane box models. In: Ceresole, A., Kounnas, C., Lüst, D., Theisen, S. (eds) Quantum Aspects of Gauge Theories, Supersymmetry and Unification. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 525. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0104264
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