Triple

T1057833
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John Archibald Wheeler E22836 entity
Predicate knownFor P22 FINISHED
Object delayed-choice experiment
The delayed-choice experiment is a quantum mechanics thought experiment and class of real experiments showing that a particle’s behavior as a wave or particle can appear to be decided by measurements made after it has entered, or even passed through, an experimental apparatus.
E121386 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: delayed-choice experiment | Statement: [John Archibald Wheeler, knownFor, delayed-choice experiment]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: delayed-choice experiment
Context triple: [John Archibald Wheeler, knownFor, delayed-choice experiment]
  • A. Wigner’s friend thought experiment
    Wigner’s friend thought experiment is a foundational quantum mechanics scenario that explores the role of observers and consciousness in measurement by considering how different observers can assign conflicting quantum states to the same system.
  • B. Ives–Stilwell experiment
    The Ives–Stilwell experiment is a classic test of special relativity that measured the relativistic Doppler effect to confirm time dilation for fast-moving ions.
  • C. Kennedy–Thorndike experiment
    The Kennedy–Thorndike experiment is a classic test of special relativity that examined the constancy of the speed of light using an interferometer with unequal arm lengths and varying laboratory velocity.
  • D. Michelson–Morley experiment
    The Michelson–Morley experiment was a landmark 1887 physics experiment that attempted to detect the Earth's motion through the hypothesized luminiferous aether and whose null result helped pave the way for Einstein's theory of special relativity.
  • E. Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect
    The Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect is a quantum optical phenomenon in which correlations in the arrival times of identical particles, such as photons, reveal their underlying statistical and coherence properties.
  • 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: delayed-choice experiment
Triple: [John Archibald Wheeler, knownFor, delayed-choice experiment]
Generated description
The delayed-choice experiment is a quantum mechanics thought experiment and class of real experiments showing that a particle’s behavior as a wave or particle can appear to be decided by measurements made after it has entered, or even passed through, an experimental apparatus.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: delayed-choice experiment
Target entity description: The delayed-choice experiment is a quantum mechanics thought experiment and class of real experiments showing that a particle’s behavior as a wave or particle can appear to be decided by measurements made after it has entered, or even passed through, an experimental apparatus.
  • A. Wigner’s friend thought experiment
    Wigner’s friend thought experiment is a foundational quantum mechanics scenario that explores the role of observers and consciousness in measurement by considering how different observers can assign conflicting quantum states to the same system.
  • B. Ives–Stilwell experiment
    The Ives–Stilwell experiment is a classic test of special relativity that measured the relativistic Doppler effect to confirm time dilation for fast-moving ions.
  • C. Kennedy–Thorndike experiment
    The Kennedy–Thorndike experiment is a classic test of special relativity that examined the constancy of the speed of light using an interferometer with unequal arm lengths and varying laboratory velocity.
  • D. Michelson–Morley experiment
    The Michelson–Morley experiment was a landmark 1887 physics experiment that attempted to detect the Earth's motion through the hypothesized luminiferous aether and whose null result helped pave the way for Einstein's theory of special relativity.
  • E. Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect
    The Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect is a quantum optical phenomenon in which correlations in the arrival times of identical particles, such as photons, reveal their underlying statistical and coherence properties.
  • 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_69a493dada0481909c43649f9843ea91 completed March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4b8dc9e8c819099fbb192bcf80615 completed March 1, 2026, 10:08 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac3bd110ac8190b66163de42bd3034 completed March 7, 2026, 2:53 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac3d4b32348190883244f2b8af32a0 completed March 7, 2026, 2:59 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac3dbf5c70819084a942fc97a9b50f completed March 7, 2026, 3:01 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:42 p.m.