Hideki Yukawa
E14268
Hideki Yukawa was a Japanese theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate best known for proposing the meson theory of nuclear forces.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hideki Yukawa canonical | 16 |
| Sumi Yukawa | 1 |
| Yukawa Hideki | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T124696 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hideki Yukawa Context triple: [Russell–Einstein Manifesto, signatory, Hideki Yukawa]
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A.
Yoshio Nishina
Yoshio Nishina was a pioneering Japanese physicist often regarded as the father of modern physics research in Japan, known for his foundational work in quantum electrodynamics and nuclear physics.
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B.
Sin-Itiro Tomonaga
Sin-Itiro Tomonaga was a Japanese theoretical physicist renowned for his fundamental contributions to quantum electrodynamics, for which he shared the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics.
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C.
Murray Gell-Mann
Murray Gell-Mann was an American physicist best known for developing the quark model of subatomic particles and receiving the 1969 Nobel Prize in Physics.
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D.
Harukichi Hyakutake
Harukichi Hyakutake was a Japanese lieutenant general who led the Seventeenth Army in the Solomon Islands campaign during World War II, including the battles around Guadalcanal.
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E.
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Tomoyuki Yamashita was a prominent Imperial Japanese Army general during World War II, best known for his rapid conquest of Malaya and Singapore and later defense of the Philippines.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hideki Yukawa Target entity description: Hideki Yukawa was a Japanese theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate best known for proposing the meson theory of nuclear forces.
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A.
Yoshio Nishina
Yoshio Nishina was a pioneering Japanese physicist often regarded as the father of modern physics research in Japan, known for his foundational work in quantum electrodynamics and nuclear physics.
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B.
Sin-Itiro Tomonaga
Sin-Itiro Tomonaga was a Japanese theoretical physicist renowned for his fundamental contributions to quantum electrodynamics, for which he shared the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics.
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C.
Murray Gell-Mann
Murray Gell-Mann was an American physicist best known for developing the quark model of subatomic particles and receiving the 1969 Nobel Prize in Physics.
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D.
Harukichi Hyakutake
Harukichi Hyakutake was a Japanese lieutenant general who led the Seventeenth Army in the Solomon Islands campaign during World War II, including the battles around Guadalcanal.
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E.
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Tomoyuki Yamashita was a prominent Imperial Japanese Army general during World War II, best known for his rapid conquest of Malaya and Singapore and later defense of the Philippines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate in Physics
ⓘ
human ⓘ theoretical physicist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of Culture
ⓘ
surface form:
Decoration of Cultural Merit
Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy ⓘ Lomonosov Gold Medal ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ Order of Culture ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1907-01-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1981-09-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Kyoto University
ⓘ
surface form:
Kyoto Imperial University
|
| employer |
Columbia University
ⓘ
Kyoto University ⓘ
surface form:
Kyoto Imperial University
Kyoto University ⓘ Osaka University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Japanese ⓘ |
| familyName | Yukawa ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
nuclear physics
ⓘ
particle physics ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| givenName | Hideki ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseEraBirthYear | Meiji 40 ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseEraDeathYear | Shōwa 56 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
prediction of the pion
ⓘ
proposal of meson as mediator of nuclear force ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Physical Society
ⓘ
Japan Academy ⓘ Pontifical Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| name | Hideki Yukawa self-link ⓘ |
| nativeName | 湯川 秀樹 ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Physics ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeMotivation | for his prediction of the existence of mesons on the basis of theoretical work on nuclear forces ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Yukawa potential
ⓘ
meson theory of nuclear forces ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
Tokyo ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Japan
ⓘ
Kyoto ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor at Columbia University
ⓘ
professor at Kyoto University ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Hideki Yukawa
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sumi Yukawa
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| workLocation |
Kyoto
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ Osaka ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hideki Yukawa Description of subject: Hideki Yukawa was a Japanese theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate best known for proposing the meson theory of nuclear forces.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sumi Yukawa
subject surface form:
Kyoto University
this entity surface form:
Yukawa Hideki
subject surface form:
Yukawa potential
subject surface form:
Yukawa interaction
subject surface form:
Yukawa meson theory