Triple

T1225562
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Steven Weinberg E26318 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Quantum Theory of Fields
The Quantum Theory of Fields is Steven Weinberg’s influential multi-volume textbook that systematically develops modern quantum field theory and its applications to particle physics.
E140690 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: The Quantum Theory of Fields | Statement: [Steven Weinberg, notableWork, The Quantum Theory of Fields]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Quantum Theory of Fields
Context triple: [Steven Weinberg, notableWork, The Quantum Theory of Fields]
  • A. Euclidean quantum field theory
    Euclidean quantum field theory is a formulation of quantum field theory in imaginary (Euclidean) time that enables rigorous mathematical treatment and path-integral representations closely connected to statistical mechanics.
  • B. Dyson’s proof of equivalence of Feynman and Schwinger–Tomonaga formulations of QED
    Dyson’s proof of equivalence of Feynman and Schwinger–Tomonaga formulations of QED is a landmark theoretical result that rigorously demonstrated the mathematical consistency and mutual compatibility of different approaches to quantum electrodynamics.
  • C. quantum field theory
    Quantum field theory is the theoretical framework in physics that combines quantum mechanics and special relativity to describe particles as excitations of underlying fields and governs their interactions.
  • D. QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter
    QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter is a popular science book by physicist Richard Feynman that explains the quantum theory of electrodynamics in an accessible, lecture-based style.
  • E. Schwinger–Dyson equations
    The Schwinger–Dyson equations are a set of integral equations in quantum field theory that relate correlation functions and encode the full dynamics of a quantum field.
  • 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: The Quantum Theory of Fields
Triple: [Steven Weinberg, notableWork, The Quantum Theory of Fields]
Generated description
The Quantum Theory of Fields is Steven Weinberg’s influential multi-volume textbook that systematically develops modern quantum field theory and its applications to particle physics.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Quantum Theory of Fields
Target entity description: The Quantum Theory of Fields is Steven Weinberg’s influential multi-volume textbook that systematically develops modern quantum field theory and its applications to particle physics.
  • A. Euclidean quantum field theory
    Euclidean quantum field theory is a formulation of quantum field theory in imaginary (Euclidean) time that enables rigorous mathematical treatment and path-integral representations closely connected to statistical mechanics.
  • B. Dyson’s proof of equivalence of Feynman and Schwinger–Tomonaga formulations of QED
    Dyson’s proof of equivalence of Feynman and Schwinger–Tomonaga formulations of QED is a landmark theoretical result that rigorously demonstrated the mathematical consistency and mutual compatibility of different approaches to quantum electrodynamics.
  • C. quantum field theory
    Quantum field theory is the theoretical framework in physics that combines quantum mechanics and special relativity to describe particles as excitations of underlying fields and governs their interactions.
  • D. QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter
    QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter is a popular science book by physicist Richard Feynman that explains the quantum theory of electrodynamics in an accessible, lecture-based style.
  • E. Schwinger–Dyson equations
    The Schwinger–Dyson equations are a set of integral equations in quantum field theory that relate correlation functions and encode the full dynamics of a quantum field.
  • 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_69a49484688c8190a1bf285eb396a8b6 completed March 1, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4be39908481908cca21aaf0828415 completed March 1, 2026, 10:31 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac8a0fcf508190be3668bd55f6f6d6 completed March 7, 2026, 8:26 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac8ab214c48190a60c6604a67f9cf2 completed March 7, 2026, 8:29 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac8b0db83c81909db3c501a435f1d1 completed March 7, 2026, 8:31 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:47 p.m.