Maldacena
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Maldacena is the surname of Juan Maldacena, a prominent theoretical physicist best known for formulating the AdS/CFT correspondence in string theory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maldacena canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6476194 — 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: Maldacena Context triple: [Juan Maldacena, familyName, Maldacena]
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A.
Guralnik
Guralnik is a surname most notably associated with American theoretical physicist Gerald Guralnik, a co-discoverer of the Higgs mechanism.
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B.
Guth
Guth is the surname of Alan Guth, an American theoretical physicist best known for proposing the theory of cosmic inflation in the early universe.
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C.
Kaluza
Kaluza is a surname most notably associated with Theodor Kaluza, the German physicist who proposed a unifying five-dimensional theory of gravity and electromagnetism.
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D.
Witten
Witten is a surname most notably associated with Edward Witten, a leading theoretical physicist and key figure in string theory and mathematical physics.
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E.
Witten
Witten is a city in the Ruhr region of western Germany known for its industrial heritage and location along the Ruhr River.
- 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: Maldacena Target entity description: Maldacena is the surname of Juan Maldacena, a prominent theoretical physicist best known for formulating the AdS/CFT correspondence in string theory.
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A.
Guralnik
Guralnik is a surname most notably associated with American theoretical physicist Gerald Guralnik, a co-discoverer of the Higgs mechanism.
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B.
Guth
Guth is the surname of Alan Guth, an American theoretical physicist best known for proposing the theory of cosmic inflation in the early universe.
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C.
Kaluza
Kaluza is a surname most notably associated with Theodor Kaluza, the German physicist who proposed a unifying five-dimensional theory of gravity and electromagnetism.
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D.
Witten
Witten is a surname most notably associated with Edward Witten, a leading theoretical physicist and key figure in string theory and mathematical physics.
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E.
Witten
Witten is a city in the Ruhr region of western Germany known for its industrial heritage and location along the Ruhr River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
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surname ⓘ theoretical physicist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
ⓘ
linked to:
Fundamental Physics Prize
Dirac Medal ⓘ
linked to:
Dirac Prize
Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics ⓘ ICTP Prize ⓘ J. J. Sakurai Prize ⓘ MacArthur Fellowship ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Argentina
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Curtis Callan ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Instituto Balseiro
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linked to:
Balseiro Institute
Princeton University ⓘ |
| employer | Institute for Advanced Study ⓘ |
| familyName | Maldacena ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
high-energy physics
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quantum gravity ⓘ string theory ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| givenName | Juan ⓘ |
| hasSurname | Maldacena ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Edward Witten
ⓘ
Gerard ’t Hooft ⓘ |
| knownFor |
AdS/CFT correspondence
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gauge/gravity duality ⓘ work on holographic principle ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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American Physical Society ⓘ National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America ⓘ
linked to:
National Academy of Sciences
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| notableConcept |
Maldacena conjecture
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linked to:
AdS/CFT correspondence
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| notableWork |
The Large N Limit of Superconformal Field Theories and Supergravity
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linked to:
AdS/CFT correspondence
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| positionHeld | Professor at Institute for Advanced Study ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
black holes
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conformal field theory ⓘ cosmology ⓘ supersymmetry ⓘ |
| usedBy | Juan Maldacena ⓘ |
| workplace | Institute for Advanced Study ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maldacena Description of subject: Maldacena is the surname of Juan Maldacena, a prominent theoretical physicist best known for formulating the AdS/CFT correspondence in string theory.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.