Triple
T15515404
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | George Gabriel Stokes |
E368821
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entity |
| Predicate | notableIdea |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Stokes parameters in polarization |
E155870
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Stokes parameters in polarization | Statement: [George Gabriel Stokes, notableIdea, Stokes parameters in polarization]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stokes parameters in polarization Context triple: [George Gabriel Stokes, notableIdea, Stokes parameters in polarization]
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A.
Stokes parameters
chosen
Stokes parameters are a set of values that quantitatively describe the polarization state of electromagnetic radiation, widely used in optics and remote sensing.
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B.
Introduction to the Theory of Coherence and Polarization of Light
"Introduction to the Theory of Coherence and Polarization of Light" is a graduate-level textbook that systematically develops the modern theoretical framework for understanding optical coherence and polarization phenomena in classical and quantum optics.
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C.
On the composition and resolution of streams of polarized light
"On the composition and resolution of streams of polarized light" is a seminal scientific paper by George Gabriel Stokes that advanced the mathematical and physical understanding of polarized light and laid groundwork for modern optics.
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D.
Mueller matrix
The Mueller matrix is a 4×4 matrix that characterizes how an optical system transforms the polarization state of light, represented by Stokes parameters.
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E.
Poincaré sphere
The Poincaré sphere is a geometric representation that maps all possible states of polarization of light onto points on the surface of a sphere.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d85a1794cc8190b0b428716296e63e |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e04031e62c8190953b61207142af15 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 1:49 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ff454eafe48190a481b4adb8388395 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 2:31 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:02 a.m.