David Yetter
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David Yetter is a mathematician known for his contributions to knot theory and category theory, including work related to the HOMFLY-PT polynomial.
All labels observed (1)
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| David Yetter canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7450493 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Yetter Context triple: [HOMFLY-PT polynomial, introducedBy, David Yetter]
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A.
David Denman
David Denman is an American actor best known for his role as Roy Anderson on the U.S. version of "The Office" and for supporting performances in films and television series across comedy and drama.
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B.
Kevin Westenberg
Kevin Westenberg is a renowned portrait and music photographer known for his striking images of prominent musicians and entertainers.
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C.
David Javerbaum
David Javerbaum is an American comedy writer and producer best known for his work as a head writer and executive producer on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and for co-authoring several of its related books.
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D.
Ian J. Turpin
Ian J. Turpin is a Scottish-born businessman and financial executive best known as the husband of Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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E.
Brian Yale
Brian Yale is the bassist for the American rock band Matchbox Twenty.
- 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: David Yetter Target entity description: David Yetter is a mathematician known for his contributions to knot theory and category theory, including work related to the HOMFLY-PT polynomial.
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A.
David Denman
David Denman is an American actor best known for his role as Roy Anderson on the U.S. version of "The Office" and for supporting performances in films and television series across comedy and drama.
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B.
Kevin Westenberg
Kevin Westenberg is a renowned portrait and music photographer known for his striking images of prominent musicians and entertainers.
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C.
David Javerbaum
David Javerbaum is an American comedy writer and producer best known for his work as a head writer and executive producer on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and for co-authoring several of its related books.
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D.
Ian J. Turpin
Ian J. Turpin is a Scottish-born businessman and financial executive best known as the husband of Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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E.
Brian Yale
Brian Yale is the bassist for the American rock band Matchbox Twenty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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mathematician ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of categorical approaches to knot invariants
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development of categorical approaches to quantum topology ⓘ study of monoidal and braided monoidal categories in topology ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | Kansas State University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
category theory
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higher category theory ⓘ knot theory ⓘ mathematics ⓘ quantum topology ⓘ topology ⓘ |
| hasAcademicPosition | Kansas State University ⓘ |
| hasName | David Yetter ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
braided tensor categories
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cohomology theories of categories ⓘ higher-dimensional algebra ⓘ homotopy theory ⓘ knot invariants ⓘ quantum groups ⓘ topological quantum field theory ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to categorical foundations of quantum topology
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contributions to knot invariants ⓘ work on TQFTs ⓘ work on braided monoidal categories ⓘ work on monoidal categories ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Yetter cohomology of monoidal categories
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Yetter–Drinfeld modules ⓘ topological quantum field theories from monoidal categories ⓘ work related to the HOMFLY-PT polynomial ⓘ |
| occupation | university professor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: David Yetter Description of subject: David Yetter is a mathematician known for his contributions to knot theory and category theory, including work related to the HOMFLY-PT polynomial.
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