Triple
T23298213
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | fine-structure constant |
E590229
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Arnold Sommerfeld |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Arnold Sommerfeld | Statement: [fine-structure constant, namedAfter, Arnold Sommerfeld]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arnold Sommerfeld Context triple: [fine-structure constant, namedAfter, Arnold Sommerfeld]
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A.
Arnold Sommerfeld
chosen
Arnold Sommerfeld was a pioneering German theoretical physicist whose work in atomic and quantum theory significantly shaped modern physics and influenced generations of prominent scientists.
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B.
Alfred Landé
Alfred Landé was a German-American physicist best known for his work in quantum theory and atomic spectroscopy, including the introduction of the Landé g-factor.
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C.
Herbert Fröhlich
Herbert Fröhlich was a German-born theoretical physicist best known for his pioneering work on superconductivity and the theory of polarons.
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D.
Pascual Jordan
Pascual Jordan was a German theoretical physicist who made foundational contributions to quantum mechanics and quantum field theory, particularly through his work on matrix mechanics and canonical quantization.
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E.
Kurt O. Friedrichs
Kurt O. Friedrichs was a German-American mathematician renowned for his foundational work in partial differential equations and applied mathematics, and as an influential professor at New York University.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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_69e25d1c0ecc8190a355aa229f06d0e0 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 4:17 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f196d083188190abaae77dd4cf2bae |
completed | April 29, 2026, 5:27 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 5:03 p.m.