Triple
T7150598
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | density functional theory |
E166680
|
entity |
| Predicate | introducedBy |
P513
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Walter Kohn
Walter Kohn was an Austrian-born American theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for revolutionizing quantum chemistry and condensed matter physics through the development of density functional theory.
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E645116
|
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: Walter Kohn | Statement: [density functional theory, introducedBy, Walter Kohn]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Kohn Context triple: [density functional theory, introducedBy, Walter Kohn]
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A.
Elliott H. Lieb
Elliott H. Lieb is an American mathematical physicist renowned for his foundational contributions to statistical mechanics, quantum mechanics, and condensed matter physics.
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B.
Robert S. Mulliken
Robert S. Mulliken was an American physicist and chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his pioneering work on molecular orbital theory and the electronic structure of molecules.
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C.
Lars Onsager
Lars Onsager was a Norwegian-born physical chemist and theoretical physicist best known for his Nobel Prize–winning work on nonequilibrium thermodynamics and the Onsager reciprocal relations.
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D.
Erich Bethe
Erich Bethe was a German classical philologist known for his scholarly work on ancient Greek literature and mythology.
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E.
Wolfgang Pauli
Wolfgang Pauli was an Austrian-Swiss theoretical physicist renowned for formulating the Pauli exclusion principle and making foundational contributions to quantum mechanics.
- 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: Walter Kohn Triple: [density functional theory, introducedBy, Walter Kohn]
Generated description
Walter Kohn was an Austrian-born American theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for revolutionizing quantum chemistry and condensed matter physics through the development of density functional theory.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Kohn Target entity description: Walter Kohn was an Austrian-born American theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for revolutionizing quantum chemistry and condensed matter physics through the development of density functional theory.
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A.
Elliott H. Lieb
Elliott H. Lieb is an American mathematical physicist renowned for his foundational contributions to statistical mechanics, quantum mechanics, and condensed matter physics.
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B.
Robert S. Mulliken
Robert S. Mulliken was an American physicist and chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his pioneering work on molecular orbital theory and the electronic structure of molecules.
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C.
Lars Onsager
Lars Onsager was a Norwegian-born physical chemist and theoretical physicist best known for his Nobel Prize–winning work on nonequilibrium thermodynamics and the Onsager reciprocal relations.
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D.
Erich Bethe
Erich Bethe was a German classical philologist known for his scholarly work on ancient Greek literature and mythology.
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E.
Wolfgang Pauli
Wolfgang Pauli was an Austrian-Swiss theoretical physicist renowned for formulating the Pauli exclusion principle and making foundational contributions to quantum mechanics.
- 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_69c68886779c8190a8e3fbabffe68253 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6e7f28b188190b1732ca711666531 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:26 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7ada940e08190b16e97e363801e75 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:30 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7ae5767408190860c1c7bc3a769fa |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:32 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7aeb68c3481909c6dff8ee51349ab |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:34 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:46 p.m.