Triple
T2173606
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
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| Subject | Brillouin zone |
E48477
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entity |
| Predicate | is |
P637
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Wigner–Seitz cell in reciprocal space
The Wigner–Seitz cell in reciprocal space, known as the Brillouin zone, is the fundamental region of wavevectors that characterizes the periodicity and band structure of a crystal lattice in momentum space.
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E48477
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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: Wigner–Seitz cell in reciprocal space | Statement: [Brillouin zone, is, Wigner–Seitz cell in reciprocal space]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wigner–Seitz cell in reciprocal space Context triple: [Brillouin zone, is, Wigner–Seitz cell in reciprocal space]
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A.
Brillouin zone
The Brillouin zone is the fundamental region of reciprocal space in a crystal lattice, defining the allowed wavevectors for electrons and underpinning the structure of electronic band diagrams.
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B.
Fermi surface
The Fermi surface is the boundary in momentum space separating occupied from unoccupied electron states at zero temperature, crucial for determining a metal’s electronic and superconducting properties.
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C.
Bloch waves
Bloch waves are quantum-mechanical wavefunctions that describe particles, such as electrons, propagating through a periodic crystal lattice and form the basis for understanding electronic band structure in solids.
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D.
Wigner crystal
A Wigner crystal is an ordered lattice of electrons that forms in low-density systems when their mutual Coulomb repulsion dominates over kinetic energy, leading to a crystalline arrangement of charge.
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E.
Peierls
Peierls is a surname most notably associated with Rudolf Peierls, a German-born British physicist who made key contributions to nuclear physics and the development of the atomic bomb.
- 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: Wigner–Seitz cell in reciprocal space Triple: [Brillouin zone, is, Wigner–Seitz cell in reciprocal space]
Generated description
The Wigner–Seitz cell in reciprocal space, known as the Brillouin zone, is the fundamental region of wavevectors that characterizes the periodicity and band structure of a crystal lattice in momentum space.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wigner–Seitz cell in reciprocal space Target entity description: The Wigner–Seitz cell in reciprocal space, known as the Brillouin zone, is the fundamental region of wavevectors that characterizes the periodicity and band structure of a crystal lattice in momentum space.
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A.
Brillouin zone
chosen
The Brillouin zone is the fundamental region of reciprocal space in a crystal lattice, defining the allowed wavevectors for electrons and underpinning the structure of electronic band diagrams.
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B.
Fermi surface
The Fermi surface is the boundary in momentum space separating occupied from unoccupied electron states at zero temperature, crucial for determining a metal’s electronic and superconducting properties.
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C.
Bloch waves
Bloch waves are quantum-mechanical wavefunctions that describe particles, such as electrons, propagating through a periodic crystal lattice and form the basis for understanding electronic band structure in solids.
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D.
Wigner crystal
A Wigner crystal is an ordered lattice of electrons that forms in low-density systems when their mutual Coulomb repulsion dominates over kinetic energy, leading to a crystalline arrangement of charge.
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E.
Peierls
Peierls is a surname most notably associated with Rudolf Peierls, a German-born British physicist who made key contributions to nuclear physics and the development of the atomic bomb.
- F. None of above.
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_69a88aa3faa48190995b233af6525815 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abbecb97a48190834e3e536184bbd1 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:59 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae5d9c61448190930777bcf2028882 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:41 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae5e1ea6108190b22ead618d620613 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:43 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae5ea7909c8190a93d87a5d07b84d4 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:46 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:45 p.m.