Lev Shubnikov
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Lev Shubnikov was a pioneering Soviet experimental physicist known for his foundational work in low-temperature physics and the discovery of quantum oscillation phenomena in metals.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lev Shubnikov canonical | 2 |
| Lev Vasilievich Shubnikov | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10340698 — 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: Lev Shubnikov Context triple: [Shubnikov–de Haas effect, namedAfter, Lev Shubnikov]
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A.
Vitaly Ginzburg
Vitaly Ginzburg was a Soviet theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering contributions to the theory of superconductivity and other areas of condensed matter physics.
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B.
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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C.
Andrei Ivanovich Zhelyabov
Andrei Ivanovich Zhelyabov was a leading Russian revolutionary and key organizer of the assassination of Tsar Alexander II as a prominent member of the radical group Narodnaya Volya.
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D.
Lev Borisovich Rosenfeld
Lev Borisovich Rosenfeld, better known as Lev Kamenev, was a prominent Bolshevik revolutionary and early Soviet political leader who played a key role in the Russian Revolution and the formation of the Soviet state before falling victim to Stalin's Great Purge.
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E.
Isaak Pomeranchuk
Isaak Pomeranchuk was a prominent Soviet theoretical physicist known for his influential work in quantum field theory, particle physics, and condensed matter physics.
- 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: Lev Shubnikov Target entity description: Lev Shubnikov was a pioneering Soviet experimental physicist known for his foundational work in low-temperature physics and the discovery of quantum oscillation phenomena in metals.
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A.
Vitaly Ginzburg
Vitaly Ginzburg was a Soviet theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering contributions to the theory of superconductivity and other areas of condensed matter physics.
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B.
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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C.
Andrei Ivanovich Zhelyabov
Andrei Ivanovich Zhelyabov was a leading Russian revolutionary and key organizer of the assassination of Tsar Alexander II as a prominent member of the radical group Narodnaya Volya.
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D.
Lev Borisovich Rosenfeld
Lev Borisovich Rosenfeld, better known as Lev Kamenev, was a prominent Bolshevik revolutionary and early Soviet political leader who played a key role in the Russian Revolution and the formation of the Soviet state before falling victim to Stalin's Great Purge.
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E.
Isaak Pomeranchuk
Isaak Pomeranchuk was a prominent Soviet theoretical physicist known for his influential work in quantum field theory, particle physics, and condensed matter physics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet scientist
ⓘ
experimental physicist ⓘ human ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| coDiscovered | Shubnikov–de Haas effect ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Russian Empire
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1901-09-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1937-10-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Leningrad State University
ⓘ
Saint Petersburg State University ⓘ
linked to:
Leningrad State University
|
| employer |
Kharkiv Physico-Technical Institute
ⓘ
linked to:
Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology
Leiden University ⓘ
linked to:
University of Leiden
Ukrainian Physico-Technical Institute ⓘ
linked to:
Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology
|
| ethnicGroup | Russian ⓘ |
| familyName | Shubnikov ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
low-temperature physics
ⓘ
magnetism ⓘ physics ⓘ solid-state physics ⓘ |
| fullName |
Lev Vasilievich Shubnikov
ⓘ
linked to:
Lev Shubnikov
|
| givenName | Lev ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Shubnikov–de Haas effect
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discovery of quantum oscillation phenomena in metals ⓘ pioneering work in low-temperature physics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Russian ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | state execution ⓘ |
| nativeName | Лев Васильевич Шубников ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
early experimental studies of superconductors in strong magnetic fields
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precision low-temperature measurements in metals ⓘ |
| occupation | physicist ⓘ |
| partOf | Soviet low-temperature physics school ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Rovno
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Russian Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Kharkiv
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Soviet Union ⓘ Ukrainian SSR ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet Ukraine
|
| researchInterest |
magnetoresistance
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quantum oscillations in metals ⓘ superconductivity ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| victimOf | Great Purge ⓘ |
| workedWith | Wander Johannes de Haas ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Kharkiv
ⓘ
Kharkiv Physico-Technical Institute ⓘ
linked to:
Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Lev Shubnikov Description of subject: Lev Shubnikov was a pioneering Soviet experimental physicist known for his foundational work in low-temperature physics and the discovery of quantum oscillation phenomena in metals.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lev Shubnikov