Gravitation
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Gravitation is a comprehensive and influential 1973 textbook by Charles Misner, Kip Thorne, and John Wheeler that presents an in-depth treatment of general relativity and gravitational physics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gravitation canonical | 9 |
| Gravitation (Misner Thorne Wheeler) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5427111 — 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: Gravitation Context triple: [Gravitation (with Charles Misner and Kip Thorne), alsoKnownAs, Gravitation]
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Dark Matter
Dark Matter is a recurring, malevolent final boss and central antagonist in the Kirby video game series, often depicted as a dark, shape-shifting entity that threatens Dream Land and the universe.
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B.
The Secret of the Universe
The Secret of the Universe is the English title of Johannes Kepler’s 1596 work in which he proposed an early heliocentric model of the cosmos using nested Platonic solids to explain the spacing of the planets.
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C.
The Sphere
The Sphere was a British illustrated weekly newspaper and magazine known for its coverage of news, culture, and world events in the early 20th century.
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D.
Ay yıldız
Ay yıldız is the crescent-and-star emblem that serves as the central symbol of the Turkish national flag and a broader icon of Turkey.
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E.
Beyond Reason
"Beyond Reason" is a memoir by Margaret Trudeau in which she recounts her life as the wife of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and her personal struggles with mental health and public scrutiny.
- 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: Gravitation Target entity description: Gravitation is a comprehensive and influential 1973 textbook by Charles Misner, Kip Thorne, and John Wheeler that presents an in-depth treatment of general relativity and gravitational physics.
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A.
Dark Matter
Dark Matter is a recurring, malevolent final boss and central antagonist in the Kirby video game series, often depicted as a dark, shape-shifting entity that threatens Dream Land and the universe.
-
B.
The Secret of the Universe
The Secret of the Universe is the English title of Johannes Kepler’s 1596 work in which he proposed an early heliocentric model of the cosmos using nested Platonic solids to explain the spacing of the planets.
-
C.
The Sphere
The Sphere was a British illustrated weekly newspaper and magazine known for its coverage of news, culture, and world events in the early 20th century.
-
D.
Ay yıldız
Ay yıldız is the crescent-and-star emblem that serves as the central symbol of the Turkish national flag and a broader icon of Turkey.
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E.
Beyond Reason
"Beyond Reason" is a memoir by Margaret Trudeau in which she recounts her life as the wife of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and her personal struggles with mental health and public scrutiny.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non‑fiction book
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physics textbook ⓘ scientific monograph ⓘ |
| author |
Charles W. Misner
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linked to:
Charles Misner
John Archibald Wheeler ⓘ Kip S. Thorne ⓘ
linked to:
Kip Thorne
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| field |
general relativity
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gravitational physics ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| hasPart |
historical notes
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mathematical appendices ⓘ problems and exercises ⓘ |
| influenced | generations of relativists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comprehensive treatment of general relativity
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detailed problem sets ⓘ extensive geometric approach to gravity ⓘ influential role in gravitational physics education ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| publisher | W. H. Freeman and Company ⓘ |
| subject |
ADM formalism
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Einstein field equations ⓘ Einstein’s theory of general relativity ⓘ Lorentzian manifolds ⓘ Riemannian geometry ⓘ
linked to:
Riemannian manifolds
black holes ⓘ canonical gravity ⓘ causal structure ⓘ cosmology ⓘ curved spacetime ⓘ differential geometry ⓘ equivalence principle ⓘ experimental tests of general relativity ⓘ geodesics ⓘ global structure of spacetime ⓘ gravitational collapse ⓘ gravitational waves ⓘ relativistic stars ⓘ singularity theorems ⓘ special relativity ⓘ tensor calculus ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
advanced undergraduates
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graduate students ⓘ researchers in gravitational physics ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | 20th‑century developments in gravitation theory ⓘ |
| title | Gravitation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gravitation Description of subject: Gravitation is a comprehensive and influential 1973 textbook by Charles Misner, Kip Thorne, and John Wheeler that presents an in-depth treatment of general relativity and gravitational physics.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
textbook "A First Course in General Relativity"
subject linked to:
Kip
linked to: Gravitation
subject linked to:
Misner
subject linked to:
Misner