Triple

T17353938
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John Kerr E421885 entity
Predicate knownFor P22 FINISHED
Object Kerr effect
The Kerr effect is an optical phenomenon in which the refractive index of a material changes in response to an applied electric field, leading to field-induced birefringence.
E1264869 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: Kerr effect | Statement: [John Kerr, knownFor, Kerr effect]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kerr effect
Context triple: [John Kerr, knownFor, Kerr effect]
  • A. Kapitza–Dirac effect
    The Kapitza–Dirac effect is a quantum phenomenon in which a beam of particles, such as electrons or atoms, is diffracted by a standing wave of light, demonstrating the wave-particle duality of matter.
  • B. Faraday effect
    The Faraday effect is a magneto-optical phenomenon in which the polarization plane of light is rotated as it passes through a material under the influence of a magnetic field aligned with the direction of propagation.
  • C. Cotton–Mouton effect
    The Cotton–Mouton effect is a magneto-optical phenomenon in which a transverse magnetic field induces birefringence in an otherwise isotropic medium, causing the polarization of transmitted light to change.
  • D. Purcell effect
    The Purcell effect is a quantum electrodynamics phenomenon in which the spontaneous emission rate of an emitter is enhanced or suppressed by its surrounding electromagnetic environment, such as a resonant cavity.
  • E. Talbot effect
    The Talbot effect is a near-field optical phenomenon in which a periodic structure illuminated by coherent light produces self-images at regular intervals along the propagation direction.
  • 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: Kerr effect
Triple: [John Kerr, knownFor, Kerr effect]
Generated description
The Kerr effect is an optical phenomenon in which the refractive index of a material changes in response to an applied electric field, leading to field-induced birefringence.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kerr effect
Target entity description: The Kerr effect is an optical phenomenon in which the refractive index of a material changes in response to an applied electric field, leading to field-induced birefringence.
  • A. Kapitza–Dirac effect
    The Kapitza–Dirac effect is a quantum phenomenon in which a beam of particles, such as electrons or atoms, is diffracted by a standing wave of light, demonstrating the wave-particle duality of matter.
  • B. Faraday effect
    The Faraday effect is a magneto-optical phenomenon in which the polarization plane of light is rotated as it passes through a material under the influence of a magnetic field aligned with the direction of propagation.
  • C. Cotton–Mouton effect
    The Cotton–Mouton effect is a magneto-optical phenomenon in which a transverse magnetic field induces birefringence in an otherwise isotropic medium, causing the polarization of transmitted light to change.
  • D. Purcell effect
    The Purcell effect is a quantum electrodynamics phenomenon in which the spontaneous emission rate of an emitter is enhanced or suppressed by its surrounding electromagnetic environment, such as a resonant cavity.
  • E. Talbot effect
    The Talbot effect is a near-field optical phenomenon in which a periodic structure illuminated by coherent light produces self-images at regular intervals along the propagation direction.
  • 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_69d889d520008190a26917a95bf1c2ea completed April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e43a2e660c81908700aed5c42e9043 completed April 19, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a01955a50dc819090c1a0ec111d9fc0 completed May 11, 2026, 8:37 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a019b7ab6bc8190843e2c6c7f2007d7 completed May 11, 2026, 9:03 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a019c53d8b0819083f380693943f881 completed May 11, 2026, 9:07 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:44 a.m.