H. David Politzer
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H. David Politzer is an American theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his role in the discovery of asymptotic freedom in quantum chromodynamics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| H. David Politzer canonical | 5 |
| David Politzer | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1231393 — 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: H. David Politzer Context triple: [Frank Wilczek, coLaureate, H. David Politzer]
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A.
Gerald Guralnik
Gerald Guralnik was an American theoretical physicist best known as one of the co-discoverers of the Higgs mechanism that explains how particles acquire mass.
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B.
Dan Appelquist
Dan Appelquist is a web standards and open web advocate known for his leadership in internet architecture and governance, including chairing key World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) groups.
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C.
Frank Wilczek
Frank Wilczek is a Nobel Prize–winning theoretical physicist renowned for his work on quantum chromodynamics, the strong nuclear force, and concepts such as asymptotic freedom and anyons.
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D.
Sidney Drell
Sidney Drell was an American theoretical physicist renowned for his contributions to quantum field theory and particle physics, as well as for his influential work in national security and arms control policy.
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E.
Sidney Coleman
Sidney Coleman was an influential American theoretical physicist renowned for his work in quantum field theory and for his exceptional teaching and expository lectures at Harvard University.
- 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: H. David Politzer Target entity description: H. David Politzer is an American theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his role in the discovery of asymptotic freedom in quantum chromodynamics.
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A.
Gerald Guralnik
Gerald Guralnik was an American theoretical physicist best known as one of the co-discoverers of the Higgs mechanism that explains how particles acquire mass.
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B.
Dan Appelquist
Dan Appelquist is a web standards and open web advocate known for his leadership in internet architecture and governance, including chairing key World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) groups.
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C.
Frank Wilczek
Frank Wilczek is a Nobel Prize–winning theoretical physicist renowned for his work on quantum chromodynamics, the strong nuclear force, and concepts such as asymptotic freedom and anyons.
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D.
Sidney Drell
Sidney Drell was an American theoretical physicist renowned for his contributions to quantum field theory and particle physics, as well as for his influential work in national security and arms control policy.
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E.
Sidney Coleman
Sidney Coleman was an influential American theoretical physicist renowned for his work in quantum field theory and for his exceptional teaching and expository lectures at Harvard University.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate in Physics
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human ⓘ theoretical physicist ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Standard Model
ⓘ
surface form:
Standard Model of particle physics
modern particle physics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
MacArthur Fellowship
ⓘ
Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics ⓘ
surface form:
Sakurai Prize
|
| citizenship | American ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
David Gross
ⓘ
Frank Wilczek ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Sidney Coleman ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
ⓘ
University of Michigan ⓘ |
| employer | California Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| familyName | Politzer ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
particle physics
ⓘ
quantum chromodynamics ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| genre | scientific research articles ⓘ |
| givenName | Hugh ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Sidney Coleman ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
high‑energy physics
ⓘ
quantum field theory ⓘ |
| hasAchievement |
co-discovery of asymptotic freedom
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development of quantum chromodynamics as a theory of strong interactions ⓘ |
| hasRole |
educator
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researcher ⓘ |
| influencedBy | quantum field theory pioneers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
asymptotic freedom
ⓘ
quantum chromodynamics ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
ⓘ
National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| notableContribution | understanding of the strong nuclear force ⓘ |
| notableIdea | asymptotic freedom in non‑Abelian gauge theories ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Nima Arkani-Hamed ⓘ |
| notableWork | discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction ⓘ |
| occupation |
physicist
ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor at California Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sharesNobelPrizeWith |
David Gross
ⓘ
Frank Wilczek ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Pasadena
ⓘ
surface form:
Pasadena, California
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: H. David Politzer Description of subject: H. David Politzer is an American theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his role in the discovery of asymptotic freedom in quantum chromodynamics.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
David Politzer