Triple

T1144856
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Poisson spot E23540 entity
Predicate isExplainedBy P3638 FINISHED
Object Huygens–Fresnel principle E3970 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (3 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Huygens–Fresnel principle | Statement: [Poisson spot, isExplainedBy, Huygens–Fresnel principle]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Huygens–Fresnel principle
Context triple: [Poisson spot, isExplainedBy, Huygens–Fresnel principle]
  • A. Huygens–Fresnel principle chosen
    The Huygens–Fresnel principle is a fundamental concept in wave optics that explains how every point on a wavefront acts as a source of secondary wavelets whose interference determines the wave’s subsequent propagation and diffraction.
  • B. Kirchhoff diffraction theory
    Kirchhoff diffraction theory is a classical wave optics framework that models light propagation and diffraction by treating wavefronts as superpositions of secondary spherical waves emitted from an aperture.
  • C. Fresnel diffraction theory
    Fresnel diffraction theory is a wave-optics framework that describes how light diffracts when source or observation distances are finite, using near-field approximations derived from the Huygens–Fresnel principle.
  • D. Fraunhofer diffraction
    Fraunhofer diffraction is the far-field diffraction pattern of waves, typically light, observed when both the source and observation screen are effectively at infinite distance or made so with lenses, producing characteristic interference patterns.
  • E. Poisson spot
    Poisson spot is a bright point of light that appears at the center of the shadow of a circular object due to wave diffraction, providing striking evidence for the wave nature of light.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: isExplainedBy
Context triple: [Poisson spot, isExplainedBy, Huygens–Fresnel principle]
  • A. usedToExplain chosen
    Indicates that one entity serves as an explanation or clarification for another entity.
  • B. aimsToExplain
    Indicates that one entity intends to clarify, make understandable, or provide an explanation about another entity, concept, or situation.
  • C. isBackboneOf
    Indicates that one entity forms the main supporting structure or central framework upon which another entity fundamentally depends.
  • D. isAssociatedWith
    Indicates that there exists a connection, relationship, or involvement between two entities without specifying its exact nature.
  • E. isInverseOf
    Indicates that one relation reverses the direction of another, so that if the original relates A to B, its inverse relates B to A.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (4 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69a493ef399c8190b04b9146d2314f59 completed March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4bc51244c8190bcd533f3e80c8f17 completed March 1, 2026, 10:23 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac5eb1f7d08190ba722dcbbc8a6799 completed March 7, 2026, 5:21 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a4bb4d4104819084027a043c6118cb completed March 1, 2026, 10:18 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:44 p.m.