Triple

T2227987
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Edward Witten E48697 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Witten index
The Witten index is a topological invariant in supersymmetric quantum field theory that counts the difference between bosonic and fermionic zero-energy states, providing insight into supersymmetry breaking.
E244832 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: Witten index | Statement: [Edward Witten, notableWork, Witten index]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Witten index
Context triple: [Edward Witten, notableWork, Witten index]
  • A. Chern–Simons theory
    Chern–Simons theory is a topological quantum field theory in three dimensions that plays a central role in modern geometry, topology, and theoretical physics, particularly in the study of knot invariants and gauge fields.
  • B. 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.
  • C. Pauli–Villars regularization
    Pauli–Villars regularization is a technique in quantum field theory that controls ultraviolet divergences by introducing auxiliary heavy fields to render integrals finite.
  • D. Wick’s theorem
    Wick’s theorem is a fundamental result in quantum field theory that expresses time-ordered products of field operators as sums of normal-ordered products with all possible contractions, forming the basis for deriving Feynman rules and diagrammatic expansions.
  • E. topological quantum field theory
    A topological quantum field theory is a quantum field theory whose observables and correlation functions depend only on the topology of the underlying spacetime manifold rather than its geometric details, making it a powerful tool in both mathematics and theoretical physics.
  • 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: Witten index
Triple: [Edward Witten, notableWork, Witten index]
Generated description
The Witten index is a topological invariant in supersymmetric quantum field theory that counts the difference between bosonic and fermionic zero-energy states, providing insight into supersymmetry breaking.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Witten index
Target entity description: The Witten index is a topological invariant in supersymmetric quantum field theory that counts the difference between bosonic and fermionic zero-energy states, providing insight into supersymmetry breaking.
  • A. Chern–Simons theory
    Chern–Simons theory is a topological quantum field theory in three dimensions that plays a central role in modern geometry, topology, and theoretical physics, particularly in the study of knot invariants and gauge fields.
  • B. 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.
  • C. Pauli–Villars regularization
    Pauli–Villars regularization is a technique in quantum field theory that controls ultraviolet divergences by introducing auxiliary heavy fields to render integrals finite.
  • D. Wick’s theorem
    Wick’s theorem is a fundamental result in quantum field theory that expresses time-ordered products of field operators as sums of normal-ordered products with all possible contractions, forming the basis for deriving Feynman rules and diagrammatic expansions.
  • E. topological quantum field theory
    A topological quantum field theory is a quantum field theory whose observables and correlation functions depend only on the topology of the underlying spacetime manifold rather than its geometric details, making it a powerful tool in both mathematics and theoretical physics.
  • 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_69a88aa51b388190949868ec9766e587 completed March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abc0670ce48190b98814064bff0517 completed March 7, 2026, 6:06 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae6567b64c8190ab718f20bbf033df completed March 9, 2026, 6:15 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae666bd32c81909ff15201757a6c76 completed March 9, 2026, 6:19 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae66d8ba688190a2102c00fc6231c4 completed March 9, 2026, 6:21 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:47 p.m.