Triple

T6566976
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Brian David Josephson E153931 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Josephson
Josephson is a surname most notably associated with Brian David Josephson, the Nobel Prize–winning physicist known for discovering the Josephson effect in superconductivity.
E603075 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: Josephson | Statement: [Brian David Josephson, familyName, Josephson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Josephson
Context triple: [Brian David Josephson, familyName, Josephson]
  • A. Josephson effect
    The Josephson effect is a quantum mechanical phenomenon in which a supercurrent flows between two superconductors separated by a thin insulating barrier, enabling devices like SQUIDs and superconducting qubits.
  • B. Josephson constant
    The Josephson constant is a fundamental physical constant that relates frequency to voltage in superconducting Josephson junctions and underpins the quantum standard of voltage.
  • C. Cooper pair
    A Cooper pair is a bound state of two electrons (or other fermions) that move together in a correlated way, enabling superconductivity by forming a collective quantum state with zero electrical resistance.
  • D. Schrieffer
    Schrieffer is the surname of John Robert Schrieffer, the American physicist and Nobel laureate known for co-developing the BCS theory of superconductivity.
  • E. Meissner effect
    The Meissner effect is the phenomenon in which a superconductor expels magnetic fields from its interior when cooled below its critical temperature, leading to perfect diamagnetism.
  • 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: Josephson
Triple: [Brian David Josephson, familyName, Josephson]
Generated description
Josephson is a surname most notably associated with Brian David Josephson, the Nobel Prize–winning physicist known for discovering the Josephson effect in superconductivity.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Josephson
Target entity description: Josephson is a surname most notably associated with Brian David Josephson, the Nobel Prize–winning physicist known for discovering the Josephson effect in superconductivity.
  • A. Josephson effect
    The Josephson effect is a quantum mechanical phenomenon in which a supercurrent flows between two superconductors separated by a thin insulating barrier, enabling devices like SQUIDs and superconducting qubits.
  • B. Josephson constant
    The Josephson constant is a fundamental physical constant that relates frequency to voltage in superconducting Josephson junctions and underpins the quantum standard of voltage.
  • C. Cooper pair
    A Cooper pair is a bound state of two electrons (or other fermions) that move together in a correlated way, enabling superconductivity by forming a collective quantum state with zero electrical resistance.
  • D. Schrieffer
    Schrieffer is the surname of John Robert Schrieffer, the American physicist and Nobel laureate known for co-developing the BCS theory of superconductivity.
  • E. Meissner effect
    The Meissner effect is the phenomenon in which a superconductor expels magnetic fields from its interior when cooled below its critical temperature, leading to perfect diamagnetism.
  • 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_69c6880cb35881909b763eb0125236b9 completed March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6ae5381e88190b44dc4440efdd8ae completed March 27, 2026, 4:20 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c6d564cb908190bb8885e6c8d8abac completed March 27, 2026, 7:07 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c6d676e43081909bf2a9cceff0b9b3 completed March 27, 2026, 7:11 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c6d843bad081909ebb887f32ea4195 completed March 27, 2026, 7:19 p.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 1:53 p.m.