Triple

T20690697
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject BF theory E508541 entity
Predicate hasVariant P455 FINISHED
Object 4-dimensional BF theory
4-dimensional BF theory is a topological quantum field theory defined on four-dimensional manifolds, often used as a simplified model for quantum gravity and related gauge-theoretic structures.
E1445342 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: 4-dimensional BF theory | Statement: [BF theory, hasVariant, 4-dimensional BF theory]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 4-dimensional BF theory
Context triple: [BF theory, hasVariant, 4-dimensional BF theory]
  • A. Chern–Simons theory
    Chern–Simons theory is a topological quantum field theory in three dimensions that plays a central role in modern geometry, topology, and theoretical physics, particularly in the study of knot invariants and gauge fields.
  • B. Yang–Mills theory
    Yang–Mills theory is a gauge field theory describing the behavior of non-abelian gauge fields, forming the mathematical foundation for modern particle physics, including the strong and electroweak interactions.
  • C. Chern–Simons forms
    Chern–Simons forms are secondary characteristic classes in differential geometry that arise from connections on principal bundles and play a central role in topological quantum field theories.
  • D. Donaldson–Witten theory
    Donaldson–Witten theory is a four-dimensional topological quantum field theory derived from twisting N=2 supersymmetric Yang–Mills theory, used to compute Donaldson invariants of smooth four-manifolds.
  • E. topological quantum field theory
    A topological quantum field theory is a quantum field theory whose observables and correlation functions depend only on the topology of the underlying spacetime manifold rather than its geometric details, making it a powerful tool in both mathematics and theoretical physics.
  • 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: 4-dimensional BF theory
Triple: [BF theory, hasVariant, 4-dimensional BF theory]
Generated description
4-dimensional BF theory is a topological quantum field theory defined on four-dimensional manifolds, often used as a simplified model for quantum gravity and related gauge-theoretic structures.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 4-dimensional BF theory
Target entity description: 4-dimensional BF theory is a topological quantum field theory defined on four-dimensional manifolds, often used as a simplified model for quantum gravity and related gauge-theoretic structures.
  • A. Chern–Simons theory
    Chern–Simons theory is a topological quantum field theory in three dimensions that plays a central role in modern geometry, topology, and theoretical physics, particularly in the study of knot invariants and gauge fields.
  • B. Yang–Mills theory
    Yang–Mills theory is a gauge field theory describing the behavior of non-abelian gauge fields, forming the mathematical foundation for modern particle physics, including the strong and electroweak interactions.
  • C. Chern–Simons forms
    Chern–Simons forms are secondary characteristic classes in differential geometry that arise from connections on principal bundles and play a central role in topological quantum field theories.
  • D. Donaldson–Witten theory
    Donaldson–Witten theory is a four-dimensional topological quantum field theory derived from twisting N=2 supersymmetric Yang–Mills theory, used to compute Donaldson invariants of smooth four-manifolds.
  • E. topological quantum field theory
    A topological quantum field theory is a quantum field theory whose observables and correlation functions depend only on the topology of the underlying spacetime manifold rather than its geometric details, making it a powerful tool in both mathematics and theoretical physics.
  • 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_69e0b4c1ed408190b72dd26b1e33f8a1 completed April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6c10d83548190a52b9ef84c8f9205 completed April 21, 2026, 12:13 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a08d7e43a3c81909f63e63e30e9c435 completed May 16, 2026, 8:47 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a08d91216bc8190909e0e37f6d5e612 completed May 16, 2026, 8:52 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a08d99214b48190b0ffba4026d3fa39 completed May 16, 2026, 8:54 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:08 p.m.