Triple

T2298165

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Horace Lamb	`E51665`	entity
Predicate	notableWork	`P4`	FINISHED
Object	The Dynamical Theory of Sound The Dynamical Theory of Sound is a foundational treatise by mathematician and physicist Horace Lamb that rigorously develops the mathematical principles underlying acoustics and wave propagation.	`E253277`	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: The Dynamical Theory of Sound | Statement: [Horace Lamb, notableWork, The Dynamical Theory of Sound]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Dynamical Theory of Sound
Context triple: [Horace Lamb, notableWork, The Dynamical Theory of Sound]

A. The Theory of Sound
The Theory of Sound is Lord Rayleigh’s landmark two-volume treatise that systematically established the mathematical and experimental foundations of acoustics.
B. Illustrations of the Dynamical Theory of Gases
Illustrations of the Dynamical Theory of Gases is a foundational 1860 scientific paper by James Clerk Maxwell that introduced key ideas of kinetic theory and the statistical behavior of gas molecules.
C. Scientific Papers of Lord Rayleigh
Scientific Papers of Lord Rayleigh is a multi-volume collection of the influential research articles and scientific contributions of physicist John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, covering key developments in optics, acoustics, and other areas of physics.
D. The Science of Mechanics
The Science of Mechanics is Ernst Mach’s influential treatise that critically examines the foundations of classical mechanics and helped shape the development of modern physics and the philosophy of science.
E. A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field
A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field is James Clerk Maxwell’s landmark 1865 paper that mathematically formulated the classical theory of electromagnetism and introduced what are now known as Maxwell’s equations.
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: The Dynamical Theory of Sound
Triple: [Horace Lamb, notableWork, The Dynamical Theory of Sound]

Generated description

The Dynamical Theory of Sound is a foundational treatise by mathematician and physicist Horace Lamb that rigorously develops the mathematical principles underlying acoustics and wave propagation.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Dynamical Theory of Sound
Target entity description: The Dynamical Theory of Sound is a foundational treatise by mathematician and physicist Horace Lamb that rigorously develops the mathematical principles underlying acoustics and wave propagation.

A. The Theory of Sound
The Theory of Sound is Lord Rayleigh’s landmark two-volume treatise that systematically established the mathematical and experimental foundations of acoustics.
B. Illustrations of the Dynamical Theory of Gases
Illustrations of the Dynamical Theory of Gases is a foundational 1860 scientific paper by James Clerk Maxwell that introduced key ideas of kinetic theory and the statistical behavior of gas molecules.
C. Scientific Papers of Lord Rayleigh
Scientific Papers of Lord Rayleigh is a multi-volume collection of the influential research articles and scientific contributions of physicist John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, covering key developments in optics, acoustics, and other areas of physics.
D. The Science of Mechanics
The Science of Mechanics is Ernst Mach’s influential treatise that critically examines the foundations of classical mechanics and helped shape the development of modern physics and the philosophy of science.
E. A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field
A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field is James Clerk Maxwell’s landmark 1865 paper that mathematically formulated the classical theory of electromagnetism and introduced what are now known as Maxwell’s equations.
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_69a88b0a9f248190bcff941463d8f65a`	completed	March 4, 2026, 7:42 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69abc5df37808190ba6a43dc1e9e723a`	completed	March 7, 2026, 6:29 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69ae7f2ba4048190898e3524feb0d96d`	completed	March 9, 2026, 8:04 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69ae802a066881909aa4e7b00e29306f`	completed	March 9, 2026, 8:09 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69ae80c37ff48190a24b7806320ebc00`	completed	March 9, 2026, 8:11 a.m.

Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:49 p.m.