Triple

T2631043
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Wick’s theorem E59630 entity
Predicate namedAfter P63 FINISHED
Object Gian-Carlo Wick
Gian-Carlo Wick was an Italian theoretical physicist known for major contributions to quantum field theory and particle physics, including the formulation of Wick’s theorem.
 E286149 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: Gian-Carlo Wick | Statement: [Wick’s theorem, namedAfter, Gian-Carlo Wick]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Gian-Carlo Wick
Context triple: [Wick’s theorem, namedAfter, Gian-Carlo Wick]
  • A. Julian Schwinger
    Julian Schwinger was an American theoretical physicist renowned for his foundational contributions to quantum electrodynamics and quantum field theory.
  • B. Kurt Symanzik
    Kurt Symanzik was a German theoretical physicist renowned for his foundational contributions to quantum field theory and renormalization.
  • C. Sidney Coleman
    Sidney Coleman was an influential American theoretical physicist renowned for his work in quantum field theory and for his exceptional teaching and expository lectures at Harvard University.
  • D. Victor F. Weisskopf
    Victor F. Weisskopf was an Austrian-American theoretical physicist renowned for his contributions to quantum electrodynamics, his leadership at CERN and MIT, and his influential role in science education and public advocacy.
  • E. Melvin Schwartz
    Melvin Schwartz was an American physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in neutrino physics, including the first direct detection of the muon neutrino.
  • 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: Gian-Carlo Wick
Triple: [Wick’s theorem, namedAfter, Gian-Carlo Wick]
Generated description
Gian-Carlo Wick was an Italian theoretical physicist known for major contributions to quantum field theory and particle physics, including the formulation of Wick’s theorem.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Gian-Carlo Wick
Target entity description: Gian-Carlo Wick was an Italian theoretical physicist known for major contributions to quantum field theory and particle physics, including the formulation of Wick’s theorem.
  • A. Julian Schwinger
    Julian Schwinger was an American theoretical physicist renowned for his foundational contributions to quantum electrodynamics and quantum field theory.
  • B. Kurt Symanzik
    Kurt Symanzik was a German theoretical physicist renowned for his foundational contributions to quantum field theory and renormalization.
  • C. Sidney Coleman
    Sidney Coleman was an influential American theoretical physicist renowned for his work in quantum field theory and for his exceptional teaching and expository lectures at Harvard University.
  • D. Victor F. Weisskopf
    Victor F. Weisskopf was an Austrian-American theoretical physicist renowned for his contributions to quantum electrodynamics, his leadership at CERN and MIT, and his influential role in science education and public advocacy.
  • E. Melvin Schwartz
    Melvin Schwartz was an American physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in neutrino physics, including the first direct detection of the muon neutrino.
  • 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_69ab4ac8596c8190b34997e73d9e991c completed March 6, 2026, 9:44 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abd8c567408190b94ff047efa4bc06 completed March 7, 2026, 7:50 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69af98b93a108190b21f4af3e8c16c2b completed March 10, 2026, 4:06 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69af99f0fac8819084513685f5bc0c34 completed March 10, 2026, 4:11 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69af9a71a7848190822e4cfe85fce35c completed March 10, 2026, 4:13 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:50 p.m.