Triple

T7992039
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Robert H. Dicke E186030 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Brans–Dicke theory
Brans–Dicke theory is an alternative theory of gravitation to Einstein’s general relativity that introduces a scalar field to allow for a varying gravitational “constant.”
E703697 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: Brans–Dicke theory | Statement: [Robert H. Dicke, notableWork, Brans–Dicke theory]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brans–Dicke theory
Context triple: [Robert H. Dicke, notableWork, Brans–Dicke theory]
  • A. f(R) gravity
    f(R) gravity is a class of modified theories of gravity in which the Einstein–Hilbert action is generalized by replacing the Ricci scalar R with a function f(R), leading to alternative explanations for cosmic acceleration and gravitational phenomena.
  • B. Newtonian gravitational cosmology
    Newtonian gravitational cosmology is a classical framework that applies Newton’s law of universal gravitation to model the large-scale structure, dynamics, and evolution of the universe before the advent of general relativity.
  • C. Kaluza–Klein theory
    Kaluza–Klein theory is a higher-dimensional unification framework that extends general relativity by adding extra spatial dimensions to geometrically incorporate electromagnetism (and potentially other forces) alongside gravity.
  • D. Gravitation and Cosmology
    Gravitation and Cosmology is a landmark graduate-level textbook by Steven Weinberg that presents a comprehensive, modern treatment of general relativity and its applications to cosmology and astrophysics.
  • E. Bianchi type cosmologies
    Bianchi type cosmologies are a class of spatially homogeneous but generally anisotropic cosmological models that classify possible three-dimensional Lie group symmetries of spacetime in general relativity.
  • 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: Brans–Dicke theory
Triple: [Robert H. Dicke, notableWork, Brans–Dicke theory]
Generated description
Brans–Dicke theory is an alternative theory of gravitation to Einstein’s general relativity that introduces a scalar field to allow for a varying gravitational “constant.”
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brans–Dicke theory
Target entity description: Brans–Dicke theory is an alternative theory of gravitation to Einstein’s general relativity that introduces a scalar field to allow for a varying gravitational “constant.”
  • A. f(R) gravity
    f(R) gravity is a class of modified theories of gravity in which the Einstein–Hilbert action is generalized by replacing the Ricci scalar R with a function f(R), leading to alternative explanations for cosmic acceleration and gravitational phenomena.
  • B. Newtonian gravitational cosmology
    Newtonian gravitational cosmology is a classical framework that applies Newton’s law of universal gravitation to model the large-scale structure, dynamics, and evolution of the universe before the advent of general relativity.
  • C. Kaluza–Klein theory
    Kaluza–Klein theory is a higher-dimensional unification framework that extends general relativity by adding extra spatial dimensions to geometrically incorporate electromagnetism (and potentially other forces) alongside gravity.
  • D. Gravitation and Cosmology
    Gravitation and Cosmology is a landmark graduate-level textbook by Steven Weinberg that presents a comprehensive, modern treatment of general relativity and its applications to cosmology and astrophysics.
  • E. Bianchi type cosmologies
    Bianchi type cosmologies are a class of spatially homogeneous but generally anisotropic cosmological models that classify possible three-dimensional Lie group symmetries of spacetime in general relativity.
  • 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_69ca829c6c308190ab05b43d234c52b2 completed March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb3c712d0481908d163d2509d054fa completed March 31, 2026, 3:16 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cbe0fe312c81908c6874fa0aabe7d5 completed March 31, 2026, 2:58 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cbe440a66c8190a5d5b417fb5082b7 completed March 31, 2026, 3:12 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cc338a1c48819086ece073e04e8fa6 completed March 31, 2026, 8:50 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:16 p.m.