Triple
T8490719
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Paul Ehrenfest |
E200960
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entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Ehrenfest paradox
The Ehrenfest paradox is a thought experiment in special relativity that highlights the apparent contradictions arising from applying relativistic length contraction to a rigid rotating disk.
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E735841
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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: Ehrenfest paradox | Statement: [Paul Ehrenfest, notableWork, Ehrenfest paradox]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ehrenfest paradox Context triple: [Paul Ehrenfest, notableWork, Ehrenfest paradox]
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A.
Tolman–Ehrenfest effect
The Tolman–Ehrenfest effect is a relativistic thermodynamic phenomenon stating that, in a system at thermal equilibrium within a gravitational field, temperature varies with gravitational potential so that hotter regions occur deeper in the gravitational well.
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B.
Lorentz contraction
Lorentz contraction is the special relativistic effect in which an object’s length along the direction of motion appears shortened to observers in a different inertial frame moving at high relative velocity.
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C.
de Sitter effect
The de Sitter effect is a relativistic phenomenon in celestial mechanics describing how general relativity alters the motion and precession of orbiting bodies in a gravitational field.
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D.
Einstein's elevator
Einstein's elevator is a famous thought experiment devised by Albert Einstein to illustrate the equivalence between gravitational and inertial effects, forming a key conceptual basis for general relativity.
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E.
Das Relativitätsprinzip
"Das Relativitätsprinzip" is a foundational work on the theory of relativity that helped systematize and popularize Albert Einstein’s ideas in the early 20th century.
- 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: Ehrenfest paradox Triple: [Paul Ehrenfest, notableWork, Ehrenfest paradox]
Generated description
The Ehrenfest paradox is a thought experiment in special relativity that highlights the apparent contradictions arising from applying relativistic length contraction to a rigid rotating disk.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ehrenfest paradox Target entity description: The Ehrenfest paradox is a thought experiment in special relativity that highlights the apparent contradictions arising from applying relativistic length contraction to a rigid rotating disk.
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A.
Tolman–Ehrenfest effect
The Tolman–Ehrenfest effect is a relativistic thermodynamic phenomenon stating that, in a system at thermal equilibrium within a gravitational field, temperature varies with gravitational potential so that hotter regions occur deeper in the gravitational well.
-
B.
Lorentz contraction
Lorentz contraction is the special relativistic effect in which an object’s length along the direction of motion appears shortened to observers in a different inertial frame moving at high relative velocity.
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C.
de Sitter effect
The de Sitter effect is a relativistic phenomenon in celestial mechanics describing how general relativity alters the motion and precession of orbiting bodies in a gravitational field.
-
D.
Einstein's elevator
Einstein's elevator is a famous thought experiment devised by Albert Einstein to illustrate the equivalence between gravitational and inertial effects, forming a key conceptual basis for general relativity.
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E.
Das Relativitätsprinzip
"Das Relativitätsprinzip" is a foundational work on the theory of relativity that helped systematize and popularize Albert Einstein’s ideas in the early 20th century.
- 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_69ca831d7b148190a6e32c1de43ab13b |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cbe55af3f48190a8cd64cdce0ebd4c |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:16 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ce3a54c3888190b11b7e9909abe518 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 9:43 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ce3b2015748190abc70b25c36aa819 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 9:47 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ce3c1042e48190a0f340e771cdd00a |
completed | April 2, 2026, 9:51 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:13 p.m.