Triple
T7160233
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Carver A. Mead |
E166923
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entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
collective electrodynamics
Collective electrodynamics is a theoretical framework developed by Carver A. Mead that reformulates electromagnetic phenomena in terms of quantum-mechanical, collective interactions of charges rather than classical field concepts.
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E645809
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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: collective electrodynamics | Statement: [Carver A. Mead, notableWork, collective electrodynamics]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: collective electrodynamics Context triple: [Carver A. Mead, notableWork, collective electrodynamics]
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A.
quantum electrodynamics
Quantum electrodynamics is the quantum field theory that describes how light and matter interact through the exchange of photons, forming the foundation of our understanding of electromagnetic forces at the subatomic level.
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B.
foundations of electrodynamics
"Foundations of electrodynamics" is a seminal work by André-Marie Ampère that laid the theoretical groundwork for classical electromagnetism and the mathematical description of electric currents and their interactions.
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C.
Maxwell's equations
Maxwell's equations are the fundamental set of four equations in classical electromagnetism that describe how electric and magnetic fields are generated and interact with charges and currents.
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D.
Born–Infeld electrodynamics
Born–Infeld electrodynamics is a nonlinear modification of classical Maxwell theory proposed to remove the infinite self-energy of point charges by introducing an upper bound on the electromagnetic field strength.
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E.
Casimir effect
The Casimir effect is a quantum phenomenon in which vacuum fluctuations of the electromagnetic field produce a measurable force between closely spaced uncharged conducting surfaces.
- 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: collective electrodynamics Triple: [Carver A. Mead, notableWork, collective electrodynamics]
Generated description
Collective electrodynamics is a theoretical framework developed by Carver A. Mead that reformulates electromagnetic phenomena in terms of quantum-mechanical, collective interactions of charges rather than classical field concepts.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: collective electrodynamics Target entity description: Collective electrodynamics is a theoretical framework developed by Carver A. Mead that reformulates electromagnetic phenomena in terms of quantum-mechanical, collective interactions of charges rather than classical field concepts.
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A.
quantum electrodynamics
Quantum electrodynamics is the quantum field theory that describes how light and matter interact through the exchange of photons, forming the foundation of our understanding of electromagnetic forces at the subatomic level.
-
B.
foundations of electrodynamics
"Foundations of electrodynamics" is a seminal work by André-Marie Ampère that laid the theoretical groundwork for classical electromagnetism and the mathematical description of electric currents and their interactions.
-
C.
Maxwell's equations
Maxwell's equations are the fundamental set of four equations in classical electromagnetism that describe how electric and magnetic fields are generated and interact with charges and currents.
-
D.
Born–Infeld electrodynamics
Born–Infeld electrodynamics is a nonlinear modification of classical Maxwell theory proposed to remove the infinite self-energy of point charges by introducing an upper bound on the electromagnetic field strength.
-
E.
Casimir effect
The Casimir effect is a quantum phenomenon in which vacuum fluctuations of the electromagnetic field produce a measurable force between closely spaced uncharged conducting surfaces.
- 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_69c68887a5cc8190bec0ea96227164f7 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6e811d6b081909dafeee1d820c74f |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:26 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7adc08b688190a00024727542c8b9 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:30 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7ae661f4481908ee489023af9603b |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:33 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7aef767848190b7edf7a99e2e019d |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:35 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:47 p.m.