Triple

T5390033

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Josiah Willard Gibbs	`E120298`	entity
Predicate	notableWork	`P4`	FINISHED
Object	Elementary Principles in Statistical Mechanics "Elementary Principles in Statistical Mechanics" is a foundational 1902 treatise by Josiah Willard Gibbs that rigorously established the theoretical framework of statistical mechanics and its connection to thermodynamics.	`E517572`	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: Elementary Principles in Statistical Mechanics | Statement: [Josiah Willard Gibbs, notableWork, Elementary Principles in Statistical Mechanics]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Elementary Principles in Statistical Mechanics
Context triple: [Josiah Willard Gibbs, notableWork, Elementary Principles in Statistical Mechanics]

A. The Principles of Statistical Mechanics
The Principles of Statistical Mechanics is a classic 1938 textbook by Richard C. Tolman that systematically develops the foundations of statistical mechanics and its applications to thermodynamics and physical chemistry.
B. Mathematical Foundations of Statistical Mechanics
Mathematical Foundations of Statistical Mechanics is a classic monograph by Aleksandr Khinchin that rigorously develops the probabilistic and measure-theoretic underpinnings of statistical mechanics.
C. Illustrations of the Dynamical Theory of Gases
Illustrations of the Dynamical Theory of Gases is a foundational 1860 scientific paper by James Clerk Maxwell that introduced key ideas of kinetic theory and the statistical behavior of gas molecules.
D. Onsager reciprocal relations
Onsager reciprocal relations are fundamental symmetry relations in nonequilibrium thermodynamics that link pairs of coupled fluxes and forces, showing that certain transport coefficients are equal.
E. Boltzmann–Gibbs entropy in statistical mechanics
Boltzmann–Gibbs entropy in statistical mechanics is the standard measure of disorder or uncertainty in a system, quantifying how many microscopic configurations correspond to a given macroscopic state and forming the basis of classical equilibrium statistical mechanics.
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: Elementary Principles in Statistical Mechanics
Triple: [Josiah Willard Gibbs, notableWork, Elementary Principles in Statistical Mechanics]

Generated description

"Elementary Principles in Statistical Mechanics" is a foundational 1902 treatise by Josiah Willard Gibbs that rigorously established the theoretical framework of statistical mechanics and its connection to thermodynamics.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Elementary Principles in Statistical Mechanics
Target entity description: "Elementary Principles in Statistical Mechanics" is a foundational 1902 treatise by Josiah Willard Gibbs that rigorously established the theoretical framework of statistical mechanics and its connection to thermodynamics.

A. The Principles of Statistical Mechanics
The Principles of Statistical Mechanics is a classic 1938 textbook by Richard C. Tolman that systematically develops the foundations of statistical mechanics and its applications to thermodynamics and physical chemistry.
B. Mathematical Foundations of Statistical Mechanics
Mathematical Foundations of Statistical Mechanics is a classic monograph by Aleksandr Khinchin that rigorously develops the probabilistic and measure-theoretic underpinnings of statistical mechanics.
C. Illustrations of the Dynamical Theory of Gases
Illustrations of the Dynamical Theory of Gases is a foundational 1860 scientific paper by James Clerk Maxwell that introduced key ideas of kinetic theory and the statistical behavior of gas molecules.
D. Onsager reciprocal relations
Onsager reciprocal relations are fundamental symmetry relations in nonequilibrium thermodynamics that link pairs of coupled fluxes and forces, showing that certain transport coefficients are equal.
E. Boltzmann–Gibbs entropy in statistical mechanics
Boltzmann–Gibbs entropy in statistical mechanics is the standard measure of disorder or uncertainty in a system, quantifying how many microscopic configurations correspond to a given macroscopic state and forming the basis of classical equilibrium statistical mechanics.
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_69bd46354c648190a38b26f107010a96`	completed	March 20, 2026, 1:05 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69bd8716ae9c8190a729222a8b9eb460`	completed	March 20, 2026, 5:42 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69bf336126ec8190ad6d59469eac07c5`	completed	March 22, 2026, 12:10 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69bf340a51848190b4722f456f997833`	completed	March 22, 2026, 12:12 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69bf34714e808190b06b47891ea31bbf`	completed	March 22, 2026, 12:14 a.m.

Created at: March 20, 2026, 2:04 p.m.