Triple

T23091380
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John W. Cahn E575757 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Cahn–Hilliard theory of phase separation — NE NERFINISHED

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: Cahn–Hilliard theory of phase separation | Statement: [John W. Cahn, notableWork, Cahn–Hilliard theory of phase separation]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Cahn–Hilliard theory of phase separation
Context triple: [John W. Cahn, notableWork, Cahn–Hilliard theory of phase separation]
  • A. Cahn–Hilliard equation chosen
    The Cahn–Hilliard equation is a nonlinear partial differential equation that models phase separation and coarsening in binary mixtures and other systems undergoing spinodal decomposition.
  • B. Becker–Döring theory of nucleation
    The Becker–Döring theory of nucleation is a classical kinetic model in statistical physics that describes how clusters of particles grow or shrink through the successive addition or loss of single monomers, providing a fundamental framework for understanding phase transitions and nucleation rates.
  • C. Mullins–Sekerka instability
    The Mullins–Sekerka instability is a morphological instability that occurs during diffusion-limited solidification or crystal growth, leading to pattern formation such as dendrites at moving phase boundaries.
  • D. Ostwald ripening
    Ostwald ripening is a process in materials science where larger particles grow at the expense of smaller ones due to differences in solubility or chemical potential, leading to coarsening of the system over time.
  • E. Flory–Huggins solution theory
    Flory–Huggins solution theory is a thermodynamic model that describes the mixing behavior and phase separation of polymer solutions by accounting for the size difference between polymer chains and solvent molecules.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (2 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_69e245bf3e3c819086d3448720efc01b completed April 17, 2026, 2:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f18daa68d48190842e9cb6de31ea79 completed April 29, 2026, 4:48 a.m.
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:57 p.m.