Triple

T692584
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Alan Guth E13825 entity
Predicate notableIdea P4 FINISHED
Object false vacuum inflation
False vacuum inflation is a cosmological theory proposing that the early universe underwent an extremely rapid exponential expansion driven by a metastable high-energy vacuum state.
E84393 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: false vacuum inflation | Statement: [Alan Guth, notableIdea, false vacuum inflation]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: false vacuum inflation
Context triple: [Alan Guth, notableIdea, false vacuum inflation]
  • A. de Sitter spacetime
    de Sitter spacetime is a maximally symmetric, curved solution of general relativity that models an expanding universe dominated by a positive cosmological constant (dark energy).
  • B. FLRW cosmological models
    FLRW cosmological models are a family of solutions to Einstein’s field equations that describe a homogeneous and isotropic expanding or contracting universe, forming the standard framework for modern cosmology.
  • C. Higgs field
    The Higgs field is a fundamental quantum field permeating all of space whose interactions with particles give them mass via the Higgs mechanism.
  • D. Berserker hypothesis
    The Berserker hypothesis is a proposed solution to the Fermi paradox suggesting that self-replicating killer probes or hostile civilizations systematically destroy emerging intelligent life in the galaxy, explaining our apparent cosmic silence.
  • E. Kasner
    Kasner is the birth surname of former German chancellor Angela Merkel, reflecting her family name before marriage.
  • 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: false vacuum inflation
Triple: [Alan Guth, notableIdea, false vacuum inflation]
Generated description
False vacuum inflation is a cosmological theory proposing that the early universe underwent an extremely rapid exponential expansion driven by a metastable high-energy vacuum state.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: false vacuum inflation
Target entity description: False vacuum inflation is a cosmological theory proposing that the early universe underwent an extremely rapid exponential expansion driven by a metastable high-energy vacuum state.
  • A. de Sitter spacetime
    de Sitter spacetime is a maximally symmetric, curved solution of general relativity that models an expanding universe dominated by a positive cosmological constant (dark energy).
  • B. FLRW cosmological models
    FLRW cosmological models are a family of solutions to Einstein’s field equations that describe a homogeneous and isotropic expanding or contracting universe, forming the standard framework for modern cosmology.
  • C. Higgs field
    The Higgs field is a fundamental quantum field permeating all of space whose interactions with particles give them mass via the Higgs mechanism.
  • D. Berserker hypothesis
    The Berserker hypothesis is a proposed solution to the Fermi paradox suggesting that self-replicating killer probes or hostile civilizations systematically destroy emerging intelligent life in the galaxy, explaining our apparent cosmic silence.
  • E. Kasner
    Kasner is the birth surname of former German chancellor Angela Merkel, reflecting her family name before marriage.
  • 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_69a493406c408190957eeec9048a8fb6 completed March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4a0b05f2c8190876c73db15b489a2 completed March 1, 2026, 8:25 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a5dca7871c81909ea5a4ccb5dcd47d completed March 2, 2026, 6:53 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a5e3cbf4208190a541f64e44ea5317 completed March 2, 2026, 7:23 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a6093e95a88190bfba326310e8006f completed March 2, 2026, 10:03 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:36 p.m.