Triple
T23148362
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Werner Cahn |
E578254
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | “Free Energy of a Nonuniform System. I. Interfacial Free Energy” |
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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: “Free Energy of a Nonuniform System. I. Interfacial Free Energy” | Statement: [John Werner Cahn, notableWork, “Free Energy of a Nonuniform System. I. Interfacial Free Energy”]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Free Energy of a Nonuniform System. I. Interfacial Free Energy” Context triple: [John Werner Cahn, notableWork, “Free Energy of a Nonuniform System. I. Interfacial Free Energy”]
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A.
Tolman length in thermodynamics of curved interfaces
The Tolman length in thermodynamics of curved interfaces is a theoretical parameter that quantifies how the surface tension of a fluid interface depends on its curvature, especially for small droplets and bubbles.
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B.
Gibbs dividing surface
The Gibbs dividing surface is an idealized mathematical interface in thermodynamics used to separate phases and define interfacial properties such as surface tension and adsorption.
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C.
“The Constitution and Fundamental Properties of Solids and Liquids”
“The Constitution and Fundamental Properties of Solids and Liquids” is a landmark scientific paper by Irving Langmuir that helped establish modern surface chemistry by explaining the molecular behavior and physical properties of condensed matter.
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D.
Lifshitz theory of van der Waals forces
The Lifshitz theory of van der Waals forces is a quantum electrodynamical framework that describes dispersion forces between macroscopic bodies by accounting for electromagnetic fluctuations in continuous media.
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E.
Flory–Huggins solution theory
Flory–Huggins solution theory is a thermodynamic model that describes the mixing behavior and phase separation of polymer solutions by accounting for the size difference between polymer chains and solvent molecules.
- 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: “Free Energy of a Nonuniform System. I. Interfacial Free Energy” Target entity description: “Free Energy of a Nonuniform System. I. Interfacial Free Energy” is a seminal paper by John W. Cahn that established a theoretical framework for describing interfacial free energy and phase separation in nonuniform systems, foundational to modern materials science and phase-field modeling.
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A.
Tolman length in thermodynamics of curved interfaces
The Tolman length in thermodynamics of curved interfaces is a theoretical parameter that quantifies how the surface tension of a fluid interface depends on its curvature, especially for small droplets and bubbles.
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B.
Gibbs dividing surface
The Gibbs dividing surface is an idealized mathematical interface in thermodynamics used to separate phases and define interfacial properties such as surface tension and adsorption.
-
C.
“The Constitution and Fundamental Properties of Solids and Liquids”
“The Constitution and Fundamental Properties of Solids and Liquids” is a landmark scientific paper by Irving Langmuir that helped establish modern surface chemistry by explaining the molecular behavior and physical properties of condensed matter.
-
D.
Lifshitz theory of van der Waals forces
The Lifshitz theory of van der Waals forces is a quantum electrodynamical framework that describes dispersion forces between macroscopic bodies by accounting for electromagnetic fluctuations in continuous media.
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E.
Flory–Huggins solution theory
Flory–Huggins solution theory is a thermodynamic model that describes the mixing behavior and phase separation of polymer solutions by accounting for the size difference between polymer chains and solvent molecules.
- 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_69e245fb8de081908f0eba7b5fd75bc4 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f18ecf9e9881908991ede784158f1e |
completed | April 29, 2026, 4:53 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 4:01 p.m.