Triple

T16432222
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Jahn–Teller effect E399095 entity
Predicate namedAfter P63 FINISHED
Object Hermann Arthur Jahn
Hermann Arthur Jahn was a British theoretical physicist best known for co-formulating the Jahn–Teller effect, which explains certain symmetry-breaking distortions in molecules and crystals.
E1216043 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: Hermann Arthur Jahn | Statement: [Jahn–Teller effect, namedAfter, Hermann Arthur Jahn]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hermann Arthur Jahn
Context triple: [Jahn–Teller effect, namedAfter, Hermann Arthur Jahn]
  • A. Alfred Schmidt
    Alfred Schmidt was a German philosopher and sociologist associated with the Frankfurt School, known for his critical theory work on Marxism, nature, and ideology.
  • B. Meinhard von Gerkan
    Meinhard von Gerkan was a prominent German architect and co-founder of the firm gmp, renowned for designing major public buildings and transportation hubs in Germany and abroad.
  • C. Heinz Behrens
    Heinz Behrens was a German actor best known for his roles in East German film and television productions.
  • D. Heinrich Zachow
    Heinrich Zachow was the father of the German Baroque composer Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow.
  • E. Othmar Zeidler
    Othmar Zeidler was an Austrian chemist best known for first synthesizing the insecticide DDT in the 19th century.
  • 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: Hermann Arthur Jahn
Triple: [Jahn–Teller effect, namedAfter, Hermann Arthur Jahn]
Generated description
Hermann Arthur Jahn was a British theoretical physicist best known for co-formulating the Jahn–Teller effect, which explains certain symmetry-breaking distortions in molecules and crystals.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hermann Arthur Jahn
Target entity description: Hermann Arthur Jahn was a British theoretical physicist best known for co-formulating the Jahn–Teller effect, which explains certain symmetry-breaking distortions in molecules and crystals.
  • A. Alfred Schmidt
    Alfred Schmidt was a German philosopher and sociologist associated with the Frankfurt School, known for his critical theory work on Marxism, nature, and ideology.
  • B. Meinhard von Gerkan
    Meinhard von Gerkan was a prominent German architect and co-founder of the firm gmp, renowned for designing major public buildings and transportation hubs in Germany and abroad.
  • C. Heinz Behrens
    Heinz Behrens was a German actor best known for his roles in East German film and television productions.
  • D. Heinrich Zachow
    Heinrich Zachow was the father of the German Baroque composer Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow.
  • E. Othmar Zeidler
    Othmar Zeidler was an Austrian chemist best known for first synthesizing the insecticide DDT in the 19th century.
  • 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_69d87f2b9024819085c20e52de95d583 completed April 10, 2026, 4:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e32b9f2e8c81909c60b8fb78255e5f completed April 18, 2026, 6:58 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0058143cb88190943b951cc8e47a66 completed May 10, 2026, 10:04 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0058a1c51c81908f49db448a4d0365 completed May 10, 2026, 10:06 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a00595837c4819093f1a1a35185bc4b completed May 10, 2026, 10:09 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:10 a.m.