Triple

T1263728
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Richard C. Tolman E12555 entity
Predicate notableConcept P201 FINISHED
Object Tolman surface brightness test
The Tolman surface brightness test is an observational cosmology method that checks whether the universe is expanding by examining how the surface brightness of distant galaxies diminishes with redshift.
E145218 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: Tolman surface brightness test | Statement: [Richard C. Tolman, notableConcept, Tolman surface brightness test]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tolman surface brightness test
Context triple: [Richard C. Tolman, notableConcept, Tolman surface brightness test]
  • A. On the Curvature of Space
    "On the Curvature of Space" is a pioneering 1922 paper by Alexander Friedmann that introduced non-static, expanding-universe solutions to Einstein’s field equations, laying the theoretical foundation for modern cosmology.
  • B. Schwarzschild–Milne equations
    The Schwarzschild–Milne equations are fundamental integro-differential equations in radiative transfer theory that describe the propagation and scattering of radiation through a plane-parallel, absorbing and emitting medium.
  • C. Baade’s Window
    Baade’s Window is a relatively dust-free region of the Milky Way’s central bulge that provides a clear observational “window” for studying the galaxy’s core and its stellar populations.
  • D. Dall–Kirkham telescope design
    The Dall–Kirkham telescope design is a type of reflecting telescope that uses an elliptical primary mirror and a spherical secondary mirror to provide good on-axis image quality with relatively simple, easy-to-manufacture optics.
  • E. The Restless Universe
    The Restless Universe is a popular science book by physicist Max Born that explains modern physics and quantum theory to a general audience in clear, accessible language.
  • 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: Tolman surface brightness test
Triple: [Richard C. Tolman, notableConcept, Tolman surface brightness test]
Generated description
The Tolman surface brightness test is an observational cosmology method that checks whether the universe is expanding by examining how the surface brightness of distant galaxies diminishes with redshift.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tolman surface brightness test
Target entity description: The Tolman surface brightness test is an observational cosmology method that checks whether the universe is expanding by examining how the surface brightness of distant galaxies diminishes with redshift.
  • A. On the Curvature of Space
    "On the Curvature of Space" is a pioneering 1922 paper by Alexander Friedmann that introduced non-static, expanding-universe solutions to Einstein’s field equations, laying the theoretical foundation for modern cosmology.
  • B. Schwarzschild–Milne equations
    The Schwarzschild–Milne equations are fundamental integro-differential equations in radiative transfer theory that describe the propagation and scattering of radiation through a plane-parallel, absorbing and emitting medium.
  • C. Baade’s Window
    Baade’s Window is a relatively dust-free region of the Milky Way’s central bulge that provides a clear observational “window” for studying the galaxy’s core and its stellar populations.
  • D. Dall–Kirkham telescope design
    The Dall–Kirkham telescope design is a type of reflecting telescope that uses an elliptical primary mirror and a spherical secondary mirror to provide good on-axis image quality with relatively simple, easy-to-manufacture optics.
  • E. The Restless Universe
    The Restless Universe is a popular science book by physicist Max Born that explains modern physics and quantum theory to a general audience in clear, accessible language.
  • 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_69a4933352e08190ac617291985e76c0 completed March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4bfc8d6908190a5b2cf1051cc6d5e completed March 1, 2026, 10:38 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac9984c21c8190a1cec6c9d2df217a completed March 7, 2026, 9:32 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac9a6c81548190a1647ef797355d53 completed March 7, 2026, 9:36 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac9ac980f48190a23da8b222ec7601 completed March 7, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:50 p.m.