Triple

T10084812
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Joseph Edward Mayer E215191 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object textbook "Statistical Mechanics"
The textbook "Statistical Mechanics" is a foundational work in theoretical physics that systematically develops the principles connecting microscopic particle behavior to macroscopic thermodynamic properties.
 E841013 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: textbook "Statistical Mechanics" | Statement: [Joseph Edward Mayer, notableWork, textbook "Statistical Mechanics"]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: textbook "Statistical Mechanics"
Context triple: [Joseph Edward Mayer, notableWork, textbook "Statistical Mechanics"]
  • A. textbook "Solid State Physics"
    "Solid State Physics" is a foundational textbook that systematically introduces the principles and phenomena of solid-state physics, widely used for advanced undergraduate and graduate study in the field.
  • B. textbook "Modern Quantum Mechanics"
    "Modern Quantum Mechanics" is a widely used advanced graduate-level textbook that provides a rigorous, conceptually clear, and mathematically sophisticated introduction to quantum theory.
  • C. Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatistics
    Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatistics is a widely used, rigorous graduate-level textbook that presents the principles of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics in a unified, axiomatic framework.
  • D. textbook "Advanced Quantum Mechanics"
    "Advanced Quantum Mechanics" is a widely used graduate-level physics textbook by Jun John Sakurai that provides a rigorous, modern treatment of quantum theory and its applications.
  • E. Elementary Principles in Statistical Mechanics
    "Elementary Principles in Statistical Mechanics" is a foundational 1902 treatise by Josiah Willard Gibbs that rigorously established the theoretical framework of statistical mechanics and its connection to thermodynamics.
  • 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: textbook "Statistical Mechanics"
Triple: [Joseph Edward Mayer, notableWork, textbook "Statistical Mechanics"]
Generated description
The textbook "Statistical Mechanics" is a foundational work in theoretical physics that systematically develops the principles connecting microscopic particle behavior to macroscopic thermodynamic properties.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: textbook "Statistical Mechanics"
Target entity description: The textbook "Statistical Mechanics" is a foundational work in theoretical physics that systematically develops the principles connecting microscopic particle behavior to macroscopic thermodynamic properties.
  • A. textbook "Solid State Physics"
    "Solid State Physics" is a foundational textbook that systematically introduces the principles and phenomena of solid-state physics, widely used for advanced undergraduate and graduate study in the field.
  • B. textbook "Modern Quantum Mechanics"
    "Modern Quantum Mechanics" is a widely used advanced graduate-level textbook that provides a rigorous, conceptually clear, and mathematically sophisticated introduction to quantum theory.
  • C. Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatistics
    Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatistics is a widely used, rigorous graduate-level textbook that presents the principles of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics in a unified, axiomatic framework.
  • D. textbook "Advanced Quantum Mechanics"
    "Advanced Quantum Mechanics" is a widely used graduate-level physics textbook by Jun John Sakurai that provides a rigorous, modern treatment of quantum theory and its applications.
  • E. Elementary Principles in Statistical Mechanics
    "Elementary Principles in Statistical Mechanics" is a foundational 1902 treatise by Josiah Willard Gibbs that rigorously established the theoretical framework of statistical mechanics and its connection to thermodynamics.
  • 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_69ca83a1eed081908b2e9580f2ebeea7 completed March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cdd044c1ec8190b5b48cdb0584d00c completed April 2, 2026, 2:11 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d2b68188c48190ac783cdfc072c502 completed April 5, 2026, 7:22 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d2b7aecdb081909f651c1bc1bcfd75 completed April 5, 2026, 7:27 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d2b86bf8948190a79046efadc4adea completed April 5, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 9 p.m.