Triple

T2173606
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Brillouin zone E48477 entity
Predicate is P637 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.
E48477 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]
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.