Triple
T130765
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | James Clerk Maxwell |
E2648
|
entity |
| Predicate | knownFor |
P22
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Maxwell's demon thought experiment
Maxwell's demon thought experiment is a famous conceptual scenario in thermodynamics that imagines an intelligent being seemingly violating the second law by sorting fast and slow gas molecules without expending energy.
|
E14943
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: Maxwell's demon thought experiment | Statement: [James Clerk Maxwell, knownFor, Maxwell's demon thought experiment]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maxwell's demon thought experiment Context triple: [James Clerk Maxwell, knownFor, Maxwell's demon thought experiment]
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A.
Dyson series
The Dyson series is a perturbative expansion in quantum field theory that expresses time-ordered exponentials and scattering amplitudes as an infinite series of integrals, each term corresponding to a Feynman diagram.
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B.
Feynman O-ring ice water demonstration
The Feynman O-ring ice water demonstration was a televised experiment by physicist Richard Feynman during the Challenger disaster investigation, vividly showing how cold temperatures compromised the shuttle’s O-ring seals.
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C.
Feynman sprinkler problem
The Feynman sprinkler problem is a famous physics thought experiment that examines how a submerged, water-aspirating sprinkler would move, highlighting subtleties in fluid dynamics and momentum conservation.
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D.
On a Heuristic Point of View Concerning the Production and Transformation of Light
"On a Heuristic Point of View Concerning the Production and Transformation of Light" is Albert Einstein’s 1905 paper that introduced the concept of light quanta (photons), laying the foundation for quantum theory and explaining the photoelectric effect.
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E.
On the Motion of Small Particles Suspended in Liquids at Rest Required by the Molecular-Kinetic Theory of Heat
"On the Motion of Small Particles Suspended in Liquids at Rest Required by the Molecular-Kinetic Theory of Heat" is Albert Einstein’s 1905 paper that provided a theoretical explanation of Brownian motion, offering strong evidence for the existence of atoms and molecules.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Maxwell's demon thought experiment Triple: [James Clerk Maxwell, knownFor, Maxwell's demon thought experiment]
Generated description
Maxwell's demon thought experiment is a famous conceptual scenario in thermodynamics that imagines an intelligent being seemingly violating the second law by sorting fast and slow gas molecules without expending energy.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maxwell's demon thought experiment Target entity description: Maxwell's demon thought experiment is a famous conceptual scenario in thermodynamics that imagines an intelligent being seemingly violating the second law by sorting fast and slow gas molecules without expending energy.
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A.
Dyson series
The Dyson series is a perturbative expansion in quantum field theory that expresses time-ordered exponentials and scattering amplitudes as an infinite series of integrals, each term corresponding to a Feynman diagram.
-
B.
Feynman O-ring ice water demonstration
The Feynman O-ring ice water demonstration was a televised experiment by physicist Richard Feynman during the Challenger disaster investigation, vividly showing how cold temperatures compromised the shuttle’s O-ring seals.
-
C.
Feynman sprinkler problem
The Feynman sprinkler problem is a famous physics thought experiment that examines how a submerged, water-aspirating sprinkler would move, highlighting subtleties in fluid dynamics and momentum conservation.
-
D.
On a Heuristic Point of View Concerning the Production and Transformation of Light
"On a Heuristic Point of View Concerning the Production and Transformation of Light" is Albert Einstein’s 1905 paper that introduced the concept of light quanta (photons), laying the foundation for quantum theory and explaining the photoelectric effect.
-
E.
On the Motion of Small Particles Suspended in Liquids at Rest Required by the Molecular-Kinetic Theory of Heat
"On the Motion of Small Particles Suspended in Liquids at Rest Required by the Molecular-Kinetic Theory of Heat" is Albert Einstein’s 1905 paper that provided a theoretical explanation of Brownian motion, offering strong evidence for the existence of atoms and molecules.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69a2520c0f3481908b0ed054a2fca8d0 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25785ad5c819097c00f31719fea7e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:48 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a2a3d73bf08190b0c3dd227206cab0 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 8:14 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2a50e4bec8190ab7e27d852460f67 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 8:19 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a2a624eaf48190a7c31047832cbf34 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 8:24 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:30 a.m.