Steven Kivelson
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Steven Kivelson is a prominent American theoretical physicist known for his influential work on quantum many-body systems and strongly correlated electronic materials.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Steven Allan Kivelson | 1 |
| Steven Kivelson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7593335 — 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: Steven Kivelson Context triple: [President of the American Physical Society, officeHolder, Steven Kivelson]
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A.
Keith Schwab
Keith Schwab is a film editor known for his work on the comedy movie "Grown Ups."
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B.
James M. Bardeen
James M. Bardeen is an American theoretical physicist known for his influential work in general relativity and black hole physics, including contributions to the understanding of Hawking radiation and cosmological perturbation theory.
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C.
Michael Dine
Michael Dine is an American theoretical physicist known for his influential work in particle physics and cosmology, particularly in supersymmetry, string theory, and early-universe baryogenesis.
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D.
David Ulevitch
David Ulevitch is an American technology entrepreneur and investor best known as the founder of the DNS and internet security company OpenDNS.
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E.
Stanley R. Jaffe
Stanley R. Jaffe is an American film producer best known for his work on acclaimed movies such as "Kramer vs. Kramer."
- 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: Steven Kivelson Target entity description: Steven Kivelson is a prominent American theoretical physicist known for his influential work on quantum many-body systems and strongly correlated electronic materials.
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A.
Keith Schwab
Keith Schwab is a film editor known for his work on the comedy movie "Grown Ups."
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B.
James M. Bardeen
James M. Bardeen is an American theoretical physicist known for his influential work in general relativity and black hole physics, including contributions to the understanding of Hawking radiation and cosmological perturbation theory.
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C.
Michael Dine
Michael Dine is an American theoretical physicist known for his influential work in particle physics and cosmology, particularly in supersymmetry, string theory, and early-universe baryogenesis.
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D.
David Ulevitch
David Ulevitch is an American technology entrepreneur and investor best known as the founder of the DNS and internet security company OpenDNS.
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E.
Stanley R. Jaffe
Stanley R. Jaffe is an American film producer best known for his work on acclaimed movies such as "Kramer vs. Kramer."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American physicist
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physicist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| almaMater | Harvard University ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Fellow of the American Physical Society
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John Bardeen Prize ⓘ Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Bertrand Halperin ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer | Stanford University ⓘ |
| familyName | Kivelson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
condensed matter physics
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electronic liquid crystal phases ⓘ frustrated magnetism ⓘ high-temperature superconductivity ⓘ quantum Hall effect ⓘ quantum many-body physics ⓘ quantum phase transitions ⓘ strongly correlated electron systems ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Steven ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
condensed matter theory
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physics ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
contributions to the theory of quantum many-body systems
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influential work on high-Tc cuprate superconductors ⓘ theoretical description of electronic nematic phases ⓘ work on strongly correlated electron systems ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| name |
Steven Allan Kivelson
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linked to:
Steven Kivelson
|
| notableStudent | Eduardo Fradkin ⓘ |
| notableWork |
theoretical studies of high-temperature superconductors
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theory of electronic liquid crystal phases in correlated materials ⓘ theory of stripe order in cuprate superconductors ⓘ work on the fractional quantum Hall effect ⓘ |
| occupation | professor of physics ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
quantum criticality
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strongly correlated electronic materials ⓘ topological phases of matter ⓘ unconventional superconductivity ⓘ |
| workInstitution |
Department of Physics, Stanford University
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linked to:
Stanford University Department of Physics
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Steven Kivelson Description of subject: Steven Kivelson is a prominent American theoretical physicist known for his influential work on quantum many-body systems and strongly correlated electronic materials.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Steven Kivelson