Triple

T3096130
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Arthur Stanley Eddington E64598 entity
Predicate knownFor P22 FINISHED
Object Eddington approximation
The Eddington approximation is a simplifying method in radiative transfer theory that relates radiation pressure to energy density to model how radiation moves through stellar atmospheres and other astrophysical media.
E46433 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: Eddington approximation | Statement: [Arthur Stanley Eddington, knownFor, Eddington approximation]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eddington approximation
Context triple: [Arthur Stanley Eddington, knownFor, Eddington approximation]
  • A. Eddington limit
    The Eddington limit is the maximum luminosity a star or accreting object can have before radiation pressure overcomes gravity and drives away its outer layers.
  • B. Tolman–Oppenheimer–Volkoff equation
    The Tolman–Oppenheimer–Volkoff equation is the general relativistic equation of hydrostatic equilibrium that describes the internal structure and pressure balance of spherically symmetric, non-rotating stars such as neutron stars.
  • C. Rosseland mean opacity
    Rosseland mean opacity is an average measure of a material’s opacity weighted toward frequencies where radiation is most effectively transported, widely used in stellar and astrophysical radiative transfer calculations.
  • D. Schwarzschild–Milne equations
    The Schwarzschild–Milne equations are fundamental integro-differential equations in radiative transfer theory that describe the propagation and scattering of radiation through a plane-parallel, absorbing and emitting medium.
  • E. Saha ionization equation
    The Saha ionization equation is a fundamental formula in astrophysics and plasma physics that relates the ionization state of a gas in thermal equilibrium to its temperature and pressure, crucial for understanding stellar atmospheres and spectra.
  • 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: Eddington approximation
Triple: [Arthur Stanley Eddington, knownFor, Eddington approximation]
Generated description
The Eddington approximation is a simplifying method in radiative transfer theory that relates radiation pressure to energy density to model how radiation moves through stellar atmospheres and other astrophysical media.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eddington approximation
Target entity description: The Eddington approximation is a simplifying method in radiative transfer theory that relates radiation pressure to energy density to model how radiation moves through stellar atmospheres and other astrophysical media.
  • A. Eddington limit
    The Eddington limit is the maximum luminosity a star or accreting object can have before radiation pressure overcomes gravity and drives away its outer layers.
  • B. Tolman–Oppenheimer–Volkoff equation
    The Tolman–Oppenheimer–Volkoff equation is the general relativistic equation of hydrostatic equilibrium that describes the internal structure and pressure balance of spherically symmetric, non-rotating stars such as neutron stars.
  • C. Rosseland mean opacity
    Rosseland mean opacity is an average measure of a material’s opacity weighted toward frequencies where radiation is most effectively transported, widely used in stellar and astrophysical radiative transfer calculations.
  • D. Schwarzschild–Milne equations chosen
    The Schwarzschild–Milne equations are fundamental integro-differential equations in radiative transfer theory that describe the propagation and scattering of radiation through a plane-parallel, absorbing and emitting medium.
  • E. Saha ionization equation
    The Saha ionization equation is a fundamental formula in astrophysics and plasma physics that relates the ionization state of a gas in thermal equilibrium to its temperature and pressure, crucial for understanding stellar atmospheres and spectra.
  • 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_69ad857dc98481909e585dc3372e3ed5 completed March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ada23b04188190919a69987d2c180f completed March 8, 2026, 4:22 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b2037483fc8190b8343faa58fb9893 completed March 12, 2026, 12:06 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b204a8c5348190a2cb102b08fd6fa5 completed March 12, 2026, 12:11 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b205bdf5c881908bc6ef7c3c30df65 completed March 12, 2026, 12:15 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:03 p.m.