Triple
T13912914
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Landau–Zener formula |
E334543
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Clarence Zener
Clarence Zener was an American physicist best known for his work on quantum mechanics and solid-state physics, including the theoretical explanation of Zener tunneling in semiconductors.
|
E1069006
|
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: Clarence Zener | Statement: [Landau–Zener formula, namedAfter, Clarence Zener]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Clarence Zener Context triple: [Landau–Zener formula, namedAfter, Clarence Zener]
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A.
William R. Shockley
William R. Shockley was a United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient for his actions during World War II.
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B.
William Shockley
William Shockley was an American physicist and co-inventor of the transistor whose work helped launch the field of solid-state electronics and earned him a share of the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics.
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C.
Walter Brattain
Walter Brattain was an American physicist and Nobel laureate best known as one of the co-inventors of the transistor.
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D.
John J. Pierce
John J. Pierce is an American science fiction editor and critic known for his influential work in genre magazines and scholarship.
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E.
Lester Halbert Germer
Lester Halbert Germer was an American physicist best known for co-discovering electron diffraction in the Davisson–Germer experiment, which confirmed the wave nature of electrons.
- 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: Clarence Zener Triple: [Landau–Zener formula, namedAfter, Clarence Zener]
Generated description
Clarence Zener was an American physicist best known for his work on quantum mechanics and solid-state physics, including the theoretical explanation of Zener tunneling in semiconductors.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Clarence Zener Target entity description: Clarence Zener was an American physicist best known for his work on quantum mechanics and solid-state physics, including the theoretical explanation of Zener tunneling in semiconductors.
-
A.
William R. Shockley
William R. Shockley was a United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient for his actions during World War II.
-
B.
William Shockley
William Shockley was an American physicist and co-inventor of the transistor whose work helped launch the field of solid-state electronics and earned him a share of the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics.
-
C.
Walter Brattain
Walter Brattain was an American physicist and Nobel laureate best known as one of the co-inventors of the transistor.
-
D.
John J. Pierce
John J. Pierce is an American science fiction editor and critic known for his influential work in genre magazines and scholarship.
-
E.
Lester Halbert Germer
Lester Halbert Germer was an American physicist best known for co-discovering electron diffraction in the Davisson–Germer experiment, which confirmed the wave nature of electrons.
- 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_69d81c5eaa9c819083b1ff8689179565 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de27245c648190b2946845ce0fdbf8 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 11:38 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f7c72a345481908f8552bca7bb1a5a |
completed | May 3, 2026, 10:07 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f7c8d477f881908f8cfd2783e7f10f |
completed | May 3, 2026, 10:14 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f7ca27ffd4819080bccd6bfd88ddb3 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 10:20 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:16 p.m.