Triple
T304944
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Augustin-Jean Fresnel |
E6275
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Mémoire sur la diffraction de la lumière
Mémoire sur la diffraction de la lumière is Augustin-Jean Fresnel’s landmark scientific paper that founded the wave theory of light by explaining and mathematically describing the phenomenon of diffraction.
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E3970
|
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: Mémoire sur la diffraction de la lumière | Statement: [Augustin-Jean Fresnel, notableWork, Mémoire sur la diffraction de la lumière]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mémoire sur la diffraction de la lumière Context triple: [Augustin-Jean Fresnel, notableWork, Mémoire sur la diffraction de la lumière]
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A.
Traité de la lumière
Traité de la lumière is a seminal 1690 scientific treatise that presents Christiaan Huygens’ wave theory of light, including the principle now known as Huygens’ principle.
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B.
Poisson spot
Poisson spot is a bright point of light that appears at the center of the shadow of a circular object due to wave diffraction, providing striking evidence for the wave nature of light.
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C.
Théorie analytique de la chaleur
Théorie analytique de la chaleur is Joseph Fourier’s foundational 1822 treatise that introduced Fourier series and laid the mathematical groundwork for the modern theory of heat conduction and harmonic analysis.
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D.
Huygens–Fresnel principle
The Huygens–Fresnel principle is a fundamental concept in wave optics that explains how every point on a wavefront acts as a source of secondary wavelets whose interference determines the wave’s subsequent propagation and diffraction.
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E.
On a Heuristic Point of View Concerning the Production and Transformation of Light
"On a Heuristic Point of View Concerning the Production and Transformation of Light" is Albert Einstein’s 1905 paper that introduced the concept of light quanta (photons), laying the foundation for quantum theory and explaining the photoelectric effect.
- 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: Mémoire sur la diffraction de la lumière Triple: [Augustin-Jean Fresnel, notableWork, Mémoire sur la diffraction de la lumière]
Generated description
Mémoire sur la diffraction de la lumière is Augustin-Jean Fresnel’s landmark scientific paper that founded the wave theory of light by explaining and mathematically describing the phenomenon of diffraction.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mémoire sur la diffraction de la lumière Target entity description: Mémoire sur la diffraction de la lumière is Augustin-Jean Fresnel’s landmark scientific paper that founded the wave theory of light by explaining and mathematically describing the phenomenon of diffraction.
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A.
Traité de la lumière
Traité de la lumière is a seminal 1690 scientific treatise that presents Christiaan Huygens’ wave theory of light, including the principle now known as Huygens’ principle.
-
B.
Poisson spot
Poisson spot is a bright point of light that appears at the center of the shadow of a circular object due to wave diffraction, providing striking evidence for the wave nature of light.
-
C.
Théorie analytique de la chaleur
Théorie analytique de la chaleur is Joseph Fourier’s foundational 1822 treatise that introduced Fourier series and laid the mathematical groundwork for the modern theory of heat conduction and harmonic analysis.
-
D.
Huygens–Fresnel principle
chosen
The Huygens–Fresnel principle is a fundamental concept in wave optics that explains how every point on a wavefront acts as a source of secondary wavelets whose interference determines the wave’s subsequent propagation and diffraction.
-
E.
On a Heuristic Point of View Concerning the Production and Transformation of Light
"On a Heuristic Point of View Concerning the Production and Transformation of Light" is Albert Einstein’s 1905 paper that introduced the concept of light quanta (photons), laying the foundation for quantum theory and explaining the photoelectric effect.
- F. None of above.
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_69a2e79230508190b912ecb555aae17e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ea11c4908190a8723033bdf6f479 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3b077a6808190aedb6e347cb749f2 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 3:20 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3b14ff54481909d37f03ea2d6b455 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 3:24 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3b1b81ad88190ad65622d7a664002 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m.