Peter M. Garnavich
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Peter M. Garnavich is an American astrophysicist known for his work on distant supernovae and contributions to the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the universe.
All labels observed (1)
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| Peter M. Garnavich canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11583743 — 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: Peter M. Garnavich Context triple: [High-z Supernova Search Team, keyPerson, Peter M. Garnavich]
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Alexei Filippenko
Alexei Filippenko is an American astrophysicist renowned for his work on supernovae, active galaxies, and the accelerating expansion of the universe, as well as for his award-winning teaching and science communication.
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David Spergel
David Spergel is an American astrophysicist and cosmologist renowned for his pioneering work on the cosmic microwave background and the shape and composition of the universe.
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Daniel Eisenstein
Daniel Eisenstein is an American astrophysicist known for his pioneering work on baryon acoustic oscillations and the large-scale structure of the universe.
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Adam G. Riess
Adam G. Riess is an American astrophysicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the universe through observations of distant supernovae.
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Brent Tully
Brent Tully is an American astronomer known for his pioneering work on the large-scale structure of the universe and galaxy clustering, including the identification of major cosmic superclusters.
- 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: Peter M. Garnavich Target entity description: Peter M. Garnavich is an American astrophysicist known for his work on distant supernovae and contributions to the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the universe.
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A.
Alexei Filippenko
Alexei Filippenko is an American astrophysicist renowned for his work on supernovae, active galaxies, and the accelerating expansion of the universe, as well as for his award-winning teaching and science communication.
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B.
David Spergel
David Spergel is an American astrophysicist and cosmologist renowned for his pioneering work on the cosmic microwave background and the shape and composition of the universe.
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C.
Daniel Eisenstein
Daniel Eisenstein is an American astrophysicist known for his pioneering work on baryon acoustic oscillations and the large-scale structure of the universe.
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D.
Adam G. Riess
Adam G. Riess is an American astrophysicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the universe through observations of distant supernovae.
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E.
Brent Tully
Brent Tully is an American astronomer known for his pioneering work on the large-scale structure of the universe and galaxy clustering, including the identification of major cosmic superclusters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American scientist
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astrophysicist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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University of Washington ⓘ |
| employer | University of Notre Dame ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astrophysics
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observational cosmology ⓘ supernovae ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree | PhD in astronomy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the universe
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cosmological distance measurements using Type Ia supernovae ⓘ work on distant supernovae ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | High-z Supernova Search Team ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | helped provide evidence that the expansion of the universe is accelerating ⓘ |
| notableWork | observations of high-redshift supernovae used to measure cosmological parameters ⓘ |
| occupation | astrophysicist ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of astrophysics at the University of Notre Dame ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Type Ia supernovae
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cosmic expansion ⓘ dark energy ⓘ extragalactic astronomy ⓘ |
| workplace | Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Notre Dame ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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