Alicia Sintes
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Alicia Sintes is a Spanish physicist and astrophysicist known for her contributions to gravitational-wave research and her work with major international collaborations such as LIGO and Virgo.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alicia Sintes canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5636965 — 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: Alicia Sintes Context triple: [Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, employerOf, Alicia Sintes]
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A.
Mercedes Pascual
Mercedes Pascual is a Mexican actress known for her work in film, television, and theater, and for her marriage to actor Claudio Brook.
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B.
Alba Flores
Alba Flores is a Spanish actress best known internationally for her role as Nairobi in the television series "Money Heist" (La Casa de Papel).
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C.
María Saura
María Saura is the daughter of renowned Spanish film director Carlos Saura.
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D.
Teresa Barba
Teresa Barba was the wife and close companion of renowned Catalan painter and sculptor Antoni Tàpies.
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E.
Pilar Arcos
Pilar Arcos was a Spanish-born singer and actress active in early 20th-century American cinema and radio, known for her roles in silent films and Spanish-language productions.
- 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: Alicia Sintes Target entity description: Alicia Sintes is a Spanish physicist and astrophysicist known for her contributions to gravitational-wave research and her work with major international collaborations such as LIGO and Virgo.
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A.
Mercedes Pascual
Mercedes Pascual is a Mexican actress known for her work in film, television, and theater, and for her marriage to actor Claudio Brook.
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B.
Alba Flores
Alba Flores is a Spanish actress best known internationally for her role as Nairobi in the television series "Money Heist" (La Casa de Papel).
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C.
María Saura
María Saura is the daughter of renowned Spanish film director Carlos Saura.
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D.
Teresa Barba
Teresa Barba was the wife and close companion of renowned Catalan painter and sculptor Antoni Tàpies.
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E.
Pilar Arcos
Pilar Arcos was a Spanish-born singer and actress active in early 20th-century American cinema and radio, known for her roles in silent films and Spanish-language productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astrophysicist
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person ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| affiliation | Relativity and Gravitation Group of the University of the Balearic Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Spain ⓘ |
| countryOfEmployment | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University of the Balearic Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astrophysics
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general relativity ⓘ gravitational-wave astronomy ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasAcademicSpecialization |
astrophysical sources of gravitational radiation
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theory and data analysis of gravitational waves ⓘ |
| hasRole |
leading Spanish scientist in LIGO
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representative of Spanish groups in LIGO-Virgo collaborations ⓘ |
| knownFor |
gravitational-wave research
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participation in LIGO Scientific Collaboration ⓘ participation in Virgo Collaboration ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Catalan
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English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
LIGO Scientific Collaboration
NERFINISHED
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Virgo Collaboration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableAward | recognition associated with the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to LIGO leaders ⓘ |
| notableWork |
contributions to LIGO-Virgo observational runs
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contributions to the first detection of gravitational waves ⓘ |
| occupation |
researcher
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university teacher ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
first direct detection of gravitational waves in 2015
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multi-messenger observation of GW170817 ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor at the University of the Balearic Islands ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
black holes
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compact binary coalescences ⓘ gravitational waves ⓘ neutron stars ⓘ |
| workLocation | Palma de Mallorca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alicia Sintes Description of subject: Alicia Sintes is a Spanish physicist and astrophysicist known for her contributions to gravitational-wave research and her work with major international collaborations such as LIGO and Virgo.
Referenced by (2)
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