Triple
T12599757
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Steven Balbus |
E300825
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entity |
| Predicate | knownFor |
P22
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Balbus–Hawley instability
The Balbus–Hawley instability, more commonly known as the magnetorotational instability, is a fundamental magnetohydrodynamic process that explains how angular momentum is transported and turbulence is generated in astrophysical accretion disks.
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E991889
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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: Balbus–Hawley instability | Statement: [Steven Balbus, knownFor, Balbus–Hawley instability]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Balbus–Hawley instability Context triple: [Steven Balbus, knownFor, Balbus–Hawley instability]
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A.
Holmboe instability
Holmboe instability is a type of shear-driven wave instability that occurs in stably stratified fluids, producing characteristic interfacial waves and mixing at density interfaces.
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B.
Kelvin–Helmholtz instability
Kelvin–Helmholtz instability is a fluid dynamical phenomenon in which velocity shear between layers of fluid (or plasma) with different densities leads to characteristic wave-like billows and turbulent mixing at their interface.
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C.
Jeans instability
Jeans instability is a gravitational phenomenon in astrophysics where regions within a gas cloud become unstable and collapse under their own gravity, leading to the formation of structures like stars and galaxies.
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D.
Chandrasekhar–Friedman–Schutz instability
The Chandrasekhar–Friedman–Schutz instability is a gravitational-radiation-driven instability in rotating stars that can cause certain oscillation modes to grow by emitting gravitational waves.
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E.
Rayleigh–Taylor instability
Rayleigh–Taylor instability is a fluid dynamics phenomenon in which the interface between two fluids of different densities becomes unstable when the lighter fluid pushes against the heavier one, leading to complex mixing patterns.
- 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: Balbus–Hawley instability Triple: [Steven Balbus, knownFor, Balbus–Hawley instability]
Generated description
The Balbus–Hawley instability, more commonly known as the magnetorotational instability, is a fundamental magnetohydrodynamic process that explains how angular momentum is transported and turbulence is generated in astrophysical accretion disks.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Balbus–Hawley instability Target entity description: The Balbus–Hawley instability, more commonly known as the magnetorotational instability, is a fundamental magnetohydrodynamic process that explains how angular momentum is transported and turbulence is generated in astrophysical accretion disks.
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A.
Holmboe instability
Holmboe instability is a type of shear-driven wave instability that occurs in stably stratified fluids, producing characteristic interfacial waves and mixing at density interfaces.
-
B.
Kelvin–Helmholtz instability
Kelvin–Helmholtz instability is a fluid dynamical phenomenon in which velocity shear between layers of fluid (or plasma) with different densities leads to characteristic wave-like billows and turbulent mixing at their interface.
-
C.
Jeans instability
Jeans instability is a gravitational phenomenon in astrophysics where regions within a gas cloud become unstable and collapse under their own gravity, leading to the formation of structures like stars and galaxies.
-
D.
Chandrasekhar–Friedman–Schutz instability
The Chandrasekhar–Friedman–Schutz instability is a gravitational-radiation-driven instability in rotating stars that can cause certain oscillation modes to grow by emitting gravitational waves.
-
E.
Rayleigh–Taylor instability
Rayleigh–Taylor instability is a fluid dynamics phenomenon in which the interface between two fluids of different densities becomes unstable when the lighter fluid pushes against the heavier one, leading to complex mixing patterns.
- 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_69d7bdea2ca881908f379526c13b1145 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d954d096d08190afa1f685bad68d35 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f65ec92c6c8190bd2d193e70940407 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 8:30 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f65faf33e0819092df07a5fa98cb73 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 8:33 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f66036f520819098af75cd5578d573 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 8:36 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:09 p.m.