Triple

T7329920
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Kapitza–Dirac effect E168971 entity
Predicate relatedTo P37 FINISHED
Object Talbot effect
The Talbot effect is a near-field optical phenomenon in which a periodic structure illuminated by coherent light produces self-images at regular intervals along the propagation direction.
E656399 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: Talbot effect | Statement: [Kapitza–Dirac effect, relatedTo, Talbot effect]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Talbot effect
Context triple: [Kapitza–Dirac effect, relatedTo, Talbot effect]
  • A. Kapitza–Dirac effect
    The Kapitza–Dirac effect is a quantum phenomenon in which a beam of particles, such as electrons or atoms, is diffracted by a standing wave of light, demonstrating the wave-particle duality of matter.
  • B. Poisson spot
    Poisson spot is a bright point of light that appears at the center of the shadow of a circular object due to wave diffraction, providing striking evidence for the wave nature of light.
  • C. Segré–Silberberg effect
    The Segré–Silberberg effect is a fluid dynamics phenomenon in which particles suspended in laminar flow through a circular tube migrate to stable equilibrium positions at a characteristic radial distance from the tube wall.
  • D. Cotton–Mouton effect
    The Cotton–Mouton effect is a magneto-optical phenomenon in which a transverse magnetic field induces birefringence in an otherwise isotropic medium, causing the polarization of transmitted light to change.
  • E. Szilard–Chalmers effect
    The Szilard–Chalmers effect is a nuclear chemistry phenomenon in which atoms that undergo neutron capture and become radioactive are chemically separated from their original, non-activated atoms due to recoil-induced disruption of their chemical bonds.
  • 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: Talbot effect
Triple: [Kapitza–Dirac effect, relatedTo, Talbot effect]
Generated description
The Talbot effect is a near-field optical phenomenon in which a periodic structure illuminated by coherent light produces self-images at regular intervals along the propagation direction.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Talbot effect
Target entity description: The Talbot effect is a near-field optical phenomenon in which a periodic structure illuminated by coherent light produces self-images at regular intervals along the propagation direction.
  • A. Kapitza–Dirac effect
    The Kapitza–Dirac effect is a quantum phenomenon in which a beam of particles, such as electrons or atoms, is diffracted by a standing wave of light, demonstrating the wave-particle duality of matter.
  • B. Poisson spot
    Poisson spot is a bright point of light that appears at the center of the shadow of a circular object due to wave diffraction, providing striking evidence for the wave nature of light.
  • C. Segré–Silberberg effect
    The Segré–Silberberg effect is a fluid dynamics phenomenon in which particles suspended in laminar flow through a circular tube migrate to stable equilibrium positions at a characteristic radial distance from the tube wall.
  • D. Cotton–Mouton effect
    The Cotton–Mouton effect is a magneto-optical phenomenon in which a transverse magnetic field induces birefringence in an otherwise isotropic medium, causing the polarization of transmitted light to change.
  • E. Szilard–Chalmers effect
    The Szilard–Chalmers effect is a nuclear chemistry phenomenon in which atoms that undergo neutron capture and become radioactive are chemically separated from their original, non-activated atoms due to recoil-induced disruption of their chemical bonds.
  • 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_69c68a54cacc81908e3b773441f19566 completed March 27, 2026, 1:47 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6f0a9c0f081909218560d8a4f4995 completed March 27, 2026, 9:03 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c7ef16f35881909fffba1df072f0d6 completed March 28, 2026, 3:09 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c7ef9665748190bddc45f234af7a7b completed March 28, 2026, 3:11 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c7f02f95508190a7b323f3f94e4a0f completed March 28, 2026, 3:13 p.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:03 p.m.