Yakov Borisovich Zeldovich
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Yakov Borisovich Zeldovich was a prominent Soviet physicist and cosmologist known for his pioneering contributions to nuclear physics, astrophysics, and the theory of the early universe.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yakov Borisovich Zeldovich canonical | 2 |
| Yakov Zeldovich | 2 |
| Yakov Zel’dovich | 1 |
| Zeldovich | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T732011 — 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: Yakov Borisovich Zeldovich Context triple: [Max Planck Medal, hasRecipient, Yakov Borisovich Zeldovich]
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A.
Sergei Kapitsa
Sergei Kapitsa was a Russian physicist and demographer best known for popularizing science on Soviet television and for his work on population dynamics.
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B.
Lev Landau
Lev Landau was a Soviet theoretical physicist renowned for his pioneering work in condensed matter physics and quantum theory, for which he received the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physics.
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C.
Vladimir Kurdyumov
Vladimir Kurdyumov was a Soviet military commander best known for leading Red Army forces during the Winter War’s Battle of Kollaa against Finland.
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D.
Igor Vladimirovich Girsanov
Igor Vladimirovich Girsanov was a Soviet mathematician best known for his fundamental contributions to probability theory and stochastic processes.
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E.
Peter Kapitza
Peter Kapitza was a Soviet physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in low-temperature physics and the study of liquid helium.
- 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: Yakov Borisovich Zeldovich Target entity description: Yakov Borisovich Zeldovich was a prominent Soviet physicist and cosmologist known for his pioneering contributions to nuclear physics, astrophysics, and the theory of the early universe.
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A.
Sergei Kapitsa
Sergei Kapitsa was a Russian physicist and demographer best known for popularizing science on Soviet television and for his work on population dynamics.
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B.
Lev Landau
Lev Landau was a Soviet theoretical physicist renowned for his pioneering work in condensed matter physics and quantum theory, for which he received the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physics.
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C.
Vladimir Kurdyumov
Vladimir Kurdyumov was a Soviet military commander best known for leading Red Army forces during the Winter War’s Battle of Kollaa against Finland.
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D.
Igor Vladimirovich Girsanov
Igor Vladimirovich Girsanov was a Soviet mathematician best known for his fundamental contributions to probability theory and stochastic processes.
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E.
Peter Kapitza
Peter Kapitza was a Soviet physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in low-temperature physics and the study of liquid helium.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet scientist
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cosmologist ⓘ human ⓘ physicist ⓘ theoretical physicist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Hero of Socialist Labour
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Lenin Prize ⓘ Stalin Prize ⓘ Stalin Prize ⓘ
surface form:
USSR State Prize
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1914-03-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1987-12-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Leningrad State University ⓘ |
| employer |
Kurchatov Institute
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Lebedev Physical Institute ⓘ Moscow State University ⓘ |
| familyName |
Yakov Borisovich Zeldovich
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Zeldovich
|
| fieldOfWork |
astrophysics
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combustion theory ⓘ cosmology ⓘ early universe theory ⓘ general relativity ⓘ hydrodynamics ⓘ nuclear physics ⓘ particle physics ⓘ |
| givenName | Yakov ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Igor Tamm ⓘ |
| influenced |
Alexei Starobinsky
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Andrei Sakharov ⓘ Rashid Sunyaev ⓘ many Soviet cosmologists ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Zeldovich approximation in large-scale structure formation
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pioneering work in astrophysics ⓘ pioneering work in cosmology ⓘ pioneering work in nuclear physics ⓘ theory of the early universe ⓘ work on black hole physics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Russian ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Soviet Academy of Sciences
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surface form:
USSR Academy of Sciences
|
| nativeLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Zeldovich approximation
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Zeldovich–Novikov theory of black holes ⓘ contributions to Soviet nuclear weapons program ⓘ theory of combustion and detonation ⓘ theory of cosmological structure formation ⓘ work on Big Bang nucleosynthesis ⓘ |
| patronymicName | Borisovich ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Minsk
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Russian Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Moscow
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Russian SFSR ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| positionHeld | academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| religion | atheism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Moscow ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yakov Borisovich Zeldovich Description of subject: Yakov Borisovich Zeldovich was a prominent Soviet physicist and cosmologist known for his pioneering contributions to nuclear physics, astrophysics, and the theory of the early universe.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Zeldovich
this entity surface form:
Yakov Zeldovich
this entity surface form:
Yakov Zel’dovich
this entity surface form:
Yakov Zeldovich