Triple

T3345038
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Karl Schwarzschild E70352 entity
Predicate knownFor P22 FINISHED
Object Schwarzschild criterion in optics
The Schwarzschild criterion in optics is a condition that determines when an optical system is free from spherical aberration by relating the geometry of the system’s mirrors or lenses to the paths of incoming light rays.
E350919 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: Schwarzschild criterion in optics | Statement: [Karl Schwarzschild, knownFor, Schwarzschild criterion in optics]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Schwarzschild criterion in optics
Context triple: [Karl Schwarzschild, knownFor, Schwarzschild criterion in optics]
  • A. Schwarzschild criterion
    The Schwarzschild criterion is a condition in astrophysics that determines when a star’s interior becomes convectively unstable, leading to energy transport by bulk motion of stellar material.
  • B. Kirchhoff diffraction theory
    Kirchhoff diffraction theory is a classical wave optics framework that models light propagation and diffraction by treating wavefronts as superpositions of secondary spherical waves emitted from an aperture.
  • C. Rayleigh criterion
    The Rayleigh criterion is a fundamental limit in optics that defines the minimum angular separation at which two point sources can be distinguished as separate due to diffraction.
  • D. Principles of Optics
    Principles of Optics is a seminal textbook that rigorously develops the theory of electromagnetic waves and optical phenomena, profoundly shaping modern physical optics.
  • E. Schwarzschild–Milne equations
    The Schwarzschild–Milne equations are fundamental integro-differential equations in radiative transfer theory that describe the propagation and scattering of radiation through a plane-parallel, absorbing and emitting medium.
  • 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: Schwarzschild criterion in optics
Triple: [Karl Schwarzschild, knownFor, Schwarzschild criterion in optics]
Generated description
The Schwarzschild criterion in optics is a condition that determines when an optical system is free from spherical aberration by relating the geometry of the system’s mirrors or lenses to the paths of incoming light rays.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Schwarzschild criterion in optics
Target entity description: The Schwarzschild criterion in optics is a condition that determines when an optical system is free from spherical aberration by relating the geometry of the system’s mirrors or lenses to the paths of incoming light rays.
  • A. Schwarzschild criterion
    The Schwarzschild criterion is a condition in astrophysics that determines when a star’s interior becomes convectively unstable, leading to energy transport by bulk motion of stellar material.
  • B. Kirchhoff diffraction theory
    Kirchhoff diffraction theory is a classical wave optics framework that models light propagation and diffraction by treating wavefronts as superpositions of secondary spherical waves emitted from an aperture.
  • C. Rayleigh criterion
    The Rayleigh criterion is a fundamental limit in optics that defines the minimum angular separation at which two point sources can be distinguished as separate due to diffraction.
  • D. Principles of Optics
    Principles of Optics is a seminal textbook that rigorously develops the theory of electromagnetic waves and optical phenomena, profoundly shaping modern physical optics.
  • E. Schwarzschild–Milne equations
    The Schwarzschild–Milne equations are fundamental integro-differential equations in radiative transfer theory that describe the propagation and scattering of radiation through a plane-parallel, absorbing and emitting medium.
  • 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_69ad85a405e48190b6e68de7cf9f319e completed March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adb1f36c74819093ef2c74a46c2351 completed March 8, 2026, 5:29 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b3251d49d08190b74483b69024acff completed March 12, 2026, 8:42 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b326a29cbc8190a5ae5fd5851ed0c7 completed March 12, 2026, 8:48 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b3270962648190925b04e44542c9c9 completed March 12, 2026, 8:50 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:12 p.m.