Triple

T17580367
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Alexander Vilenkin E428186 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Approaches to Quantum Cosmology
Approaches to Quantum Cosmology is a scholarly work by Alexander Vilenkin that surveys and analyzes theoretical frameworks for applying quantum theory to the origin and evolution of the universe.
E1276787 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: Approaches to Quantum Cosmology | Statement: [Alexander Vilenkin, notableWork, Approaches to Quantum Cosmology]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Approaches to Quantum Cosmology
Context triple: [Alexander Vilenkin, notableWork, Approaches to Quantum Cosmology]
  • A. Hartle–Hawking no-boundary proposal
    The Hartle–Hawking no-boundary proposal is a quantum cosmological model suggesting that the universe is finite but without an initial temporal boundary, replacing the classical Big Bang singularity with a smooth, boundaryless beginning described by quantum gravity.
  • B. Wheeler–DeWitt equation
    The Wheeler–DeWitt equation is a fundamental equation in quantum gravity that attempts to describe the quantum state of the entire universe without reference to time.
  • C. An Essay in Cosmology
    An Essay in Cosmology is the subtitle of Alfred North Whitehead’s major philosophical work *Process and Reality*, which presents his influential process philosophy and metaphysical system.
  • D. Penrose interpretation of quantum mechanics
    The Penrose interpretation of quantum mechanics is a non-standard, objective-collapse approach proposed by Roger Penrose that links wavefunction reduction to gravitational effects and suggests a fundamental role for quantum processes in phenomena like consciousness.
  • E. Euclidean quantum gravity
    Euclidean quantum gravity is an approach to quantum gravity that reformulates general relativity in imaginary (Euclidean) time to define a path integral over geometries, often used in black hole thermodynamics and early-universe cosmology.
  • 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: Approaches to Quantum Cosmology
Triple: [Alexander Vilenkin, notableWork, Approaches to Quantum Cosmology]
Generated description
Approaches to Quantum Cosmology is a scholarly work by Alexander Vilenkin that surveys and analyzes theoretical frameworks for applying quantum theory to the origin and evolution of the universe.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Approaches to Quantum Cosmology
Target entity description: Approaches to Quantum Cosmology is a scholarly work by Alexander Vilenkin that surveys and analyzes theoretical frameworks for applying quantum theory to the origin and evolution of the universe.
  • A. Hartle–Hawking no-boundary proposal
    The Hartle–Hawking no-boundary proposal is a quantum cosmological model suggesting that the universe is finite but without an initial temporal boundary, replacing the classical Big Bang singularity with a smooth, boundaryless beginning described by quantum gravity.
  • B. Wheeler–DeWitt equation
    The Wheeler–DeWitt equation is a fundamental equation in quantum gravity that attempts to describe the quantum state of the entire universe without reference to time.
  • C. An Essay in Cosmology
    An Essay in Cosmology is the subtitle of Alfred North Whitehead’s major philosophical work *Process and Reality*, which presents his influential process philosophy and metaphysical system.
  • D. Penrose interpretation of quantum mechanics
    The Penrose interpretation of quantum mechanics is a non-standard, objective-collapse approach proposed by Roger Penrose that links wavefunction reduction to gravitational effects and suggests a fundamental role for quantum processes in phenomena like consciousness.
  • E. Euclidean quantum gravity
    Euclidean quantum gravity is an approach to quantum gravity that reformulates general relativity in imaginary (Euclidean) time to define a path integral over geometries, often used in black hole thermodynamics and early-universe cosmology.
  • 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_69d889e1030481909950e140c63255b9 completed April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e463cdb1608190a7e249ad6531b1dc completed April 19, 2026, 5:10 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a01ddedc4808190a9652fce605741af completed May 11, 2026, 1:47 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a01df4d2fbc8190b4ef534e988fdfe7 completed May 11, 2026, 1:53 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a01dff9c5708190bbb7df4dc376043e completed May 11, 2026, 1:56 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:50 a.m.