Triple

T1358651
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Henri Poincaré E29046 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Poincaré–Hopf theorem
The Poincaré–Hopf theorem is a fundamental result in differential topology that relates the sum of the indices of a vector field’s isolated zeros on a compact manifold to the manifold’s Euler characteristic.
E156192 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: Poincaré–Hopf theorem | Statement: [Henri Poincaré, notableWork, Poincaré–Hopf theorem]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Poincaré–Hopf theorem
Context triple: [Henri Poincaré, notableWork, Poincaré–Hopf theorem]
  • A. Brouwer fixed-point theorem
    The Brouwer fixed-point theorem is a fundamental result in topology stating that any continuous function from a compact convex set (such as a closed disk) to itself has at least one fixed point.
  • B. Gauss–Bonnet theorem (early form)
    The Gauss–Bonnet theorem (early form) is an early version of the fundamental result in differential geometry that links the total curvature of a surface to its topological characteristics, originally developed by Carl Friedrich Gauss.
  • C. Atiyah–Singer index theorem
    The Atiyah–Singer index theorem is a fundamental result in mathematics that links the analytical properties of elliptic differential operators to topological invariants of manifolds, unifying analysis, topology, and geometry.
  • D. Whitney embedding theorem
    The Whitney embedding theorem is a fundamental result in differential topology stating that any smooth n-dimensional manifold can be embedded as a submanifold of Euclidean space of sufficiently high dimension (specifically \(\mathbb{R}^{2n}\)).
  • E. Janet–Cartan theorem
    The Janet–Cartan theorem is a fundamental result in differential geometry stating that any real-analytic Riemannian manifold can be locally isometrically embedded into a Euclidean space of sufficiently high dimension.
  • 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: Poincaré–Hopf theorem
Triple: [Henri Poincaré, notableWork, Poincaré–Hopf theorem]
Generated description
The Poincaré–Hopf theorem is a fundamental result in differential topology that relates the sum of the indices of a vector field’s isolated zeros on a compact manifold to the manifold’s Euler characteristic.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Poincaré–Hopf theorem
Target entity description: The Poincaré–Hopf theorem is a fundamental result in differential topology that relates the sum of the indices of a vector field’s isolated zeros on a compact manifold to the manifold’s Euler characteristic.
  • A. Brouwer fixed-point theorem
    The Brouwer fixed-point theorem is a fundamental result in topology stating that any continuous function from a compact convex set (such as a closed disk) to itself has at least one fixed point.
  • B. Gauss–Bonnet theorem (early form)
    The Gauss–Bonnet theorem (early form) is an early version of the fundamental result in differential geometry that links the total curvature of a surface to its topological characteristics, originally developed by Carl Friedrich Gauss.
  • C. Atiyah–Singer index theorem
    The Atiyah–Singer index theorem is a fundamental result in mathematics that links the analytical properties of elliptic differential operators to topological invariants of manifolds, unifying analysis, topology, and geometry.
  • D. Whitney embedding theorem
    The Whitney embedding theorem is a fundamental result in differential topology stating that any smooth n-dimensional manifold can be embedded as a submanifold of Euclidean space of sufficiently high dimension (specifically \(\mathbb{R}^{2n}\)).
  • E. Janet–Cartan theorem
    The Janet–Cartan theorem is a fundamental result in differential geometry stating that any real-analytic Riemannian manifold can be locally isometrically embedded into a Euclidean space of sufficiently high dimension.
  • 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_69a498d77abc8190913bf57e5f51d2c4 completed March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4c28f5b988190b0be4504eabb919d completed March 1, 2026, 10:49 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69acce701a84819094815ab6e8383b76 completed March 8, 2026, 1:18 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69accf15d910819098e9a4b24247881b completed March 8, 2026, 1:21 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69accff8af488190a7580cf7c02ceed9 completed March 8, 2026, 1:25 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:56 p.m.