Walter Thirring
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Walter Thirring was an Austrian theoretical physicist renowned for his contributions to quantum field theory and mathematical physics, and for authoring the influential multi-volume textbook "A Course in Mathematical Physics."
All labels observed (1)
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| Walter Thirring canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6220743 — 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: Walter Thirring Context triple: [Hans Thirring, notableStudent, Walter Thirring]
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A.
Hans Thirring
Hans Thirring was an Austrian theoretical physicist known for his contributions to general relativity and quantum mechanics, including the Lense–Thirring frame-dragging effect.
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B.
Reinhard H. Dalitz
Reinhard H. Dalitz was a British-based theoretical physicist known for his pioneering work in particle physics, including the introduction of the Dalitz plot for analyzing three-body decays.
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C.
Kurt Symanzik
Kurt Symanzik was a German theoretical physicist renowned for his foundational contributions to quantum field theory and renormalization.
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D.
Wolfgang Rindler
Wolfgang Rindler was an Austrian-born theoretical physicist best known for his influential work on general relativity, cosmology, and the foundations and pedagogy of spacetime physics.
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E.
Ernst Specker
Ernst Specker was a Swiss mathematician best known for his foundational work in logic and the co-discovery of the Kochen–Specker theorem in quantum mechanics.
- 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: Walter Thirring Target entity description: Walter Thirring was an Austrian theoretical physicist renowned for his contributions to quantum field theory and mathematical physics, and for authoring the influential multi-volume textbook "A Course in Mathematical Physics."
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A.
Hans Thirring
Hans Thirring was an Austrian theoretical physicist known for his contributions to general relativity and quantum mechanics, including the Lense–Thirring frame-dragging effect.
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B.
Reinhard H. Dalitz
Reinhard H. Dalitz was a British-based theoretical physicist known for his pioneering work in particle physics, including the introduction of the Dalitz plot for analyzing three-body decays.
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C.
Kurt Symanzik
Kurt Symanzik was a German theoretical physicist renowned for his foundational contributions to quantum field theory and renormalization.
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D.
Wolfgang Rindler
Wolfgang Rindler was an Austrian-born theoretical physicist best known for his influential work on general relativity, cosmology, and the foundations and pedagogy of spacetime physics.
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E.
Ernst Specker
Ernst Specker was a Swiss mathematician best known for his foundational work in logic and the co-discovery of the Kochen–Specker theorem in quantum mechanics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austrian person
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human ⓘ theoretical physicist ⓘ |
| authorOf |
A Course in Mathematical Physics, Volume 1: Classical Dynamical Systems
NERFINISHED
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A Course in Mathematical Physics, Volume 2: Classical Field Theory NERFINISHED ⓘ A Course in Mathematical Physics, Volume 3: Quantum Mechanics of Atoms and Molecules NERFINISHED ⓘ A Course in Mathematical Physics, Volume 4: Quantum Mechanics of Large Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Erwin Schrödinger Prize
NERFINISHED
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Max Planck Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Austria ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-04-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2014-08-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Vienna ⓘ |
| employer |
CERN
NERFINISHED
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University of Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
20th-century physics
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21st-century physics ⓘ |
| familyName | Thirring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
mathematical physics
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quantum field theory ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Walter ⓘ |
| hasFather | Hans Thirring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Thirring model
NERFINISHED
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contributions to mathematical physics ⓘ contributions to quantum field theory ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Academia Europaea
NERFINISHED
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Austrian Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ Pontifical Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Walter Thirring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Austrian ⓘ |
| notableIdea | exactly solvable 1+1 dimensional quantum field theory (Thirring model) ⓘ |
| notableWork | A Course in Mathematical Physics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
physicist
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university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Vienna ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of theoretical physics ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Vienna ⓘ |
| wroteAbout | relationship between science and religion ⓘ |
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