Triple
T19687533
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Maarten Schmidt |
E472750
|
entity |
| Predicate | knownFor |
P22
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Schmidt law relating gas density to star formation rate in galaxies |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
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: Schmidt law relating gas density to star formation rate in galaxies | Statement: [Maarten Schmidt, knownFor, Schmidt law relating gas density to star formation rate in galaxies]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Schmidt law relating gas density to star formation rate in galaxies Context triple: [Maarten Schmidt, knownFor, Schmidt law relating gas density to star formation rate in galaxies]
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A.
Physical Processes in the Interstellar Medium
Physical Processes in the Interstellar Medium is a foundational astrophysics textbook that systematically explains the physics governing gas, dust, radiation, and plasma in the space between stars.
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B.
Bahcall–Soneira model of the Milky Way
The Bahcall–Soneira model of the Milky Way is a pioneering analytic model of our Galaxy’s structure that describes the spatial distribution of stars in its disk and halo, widely used before more detailed modern surveys.
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C.
Kroupa initial mass function
The Kroupa initial mass function is a widely used mathematical description of the distribution of stellar masses at birth, refining earlier forms by incorporating a multi-part power-law that better matches observations across low- and high-mass stars.
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D.
Schwarzschild method in galactic dynamics
The Schwarzschild method in galactic dynamics is a numerical orbit-superposition technique used to construct self-consistent models of galaxies and infer their mass distributions, including dark matter and central black holes.
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E.
The Origin of the Milky Way
The Origin of the Milky Way is a mythological Renaissance painting by Tintoretto depicting the creation of the Milky Way through the spilled milk of the goddess Hera.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Schmidt law relating gas density to star formation rate in galaxies Target entity description: The Schmidt law relating gas density to star formation rate in galaxies is an empirical relation in astrophysics that quantifies how the rate at which new stars form depends on the density of interstellar gas.
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A.
Physical Processes in the Interstellar Medium
Physical Processes in the Interstellar Medium is a foundational astrophysics textbook that systematically explains the physics governing gas, dust, radiation, and plasma in the space between stars.
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B.
Bahcall–Soneira model of the Milky Way
The Bahcall–Soneira model of the Milky Way is a pioneering analytic model of our Galaxy’s structure that describes the spatial distribution of stars in its disk and halo, widely used before more detailed modern surveys.
-
C.
Kroupa initial mass function
The Kroupa initial mass function is a widely used mathematical description of the distribution of stellar masses at birth, refining earlier forms by incorporating a multi-part power-law that better matches observations across low- and high-mass stars.
-
D.
Schwarzschild method in galactic dynamics
The Schwarzschild method in galactic dynamics is a numerical orbit-superposition technique used to construct self-consistent models of galaxies and infer their mass distributions, including dark matter and central black holes.
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E.
The Origin of the Milky Way
The Origin of the Milky Way is a mythological Renaissance painting by Tintoretto depicting the creation of the Milky Way through the spilled milk of the goddess Hera.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69d8e515bef88190bc30781aea50537a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6420d39688190ad3a84dbffce4ffe |
completed | April 20, 2026, 3:11 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:45 p.m.