Triple

T6214872
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John W. Cahn E138960 entity
Predicate knownFor P22 FINISHED
Object Cahn–Hilliard equation
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.
E574814 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: Cahn–Hilliard equation | Statement: [John W. Cahn, knownFor, Cahn–Hilliard equation]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cahn–Hilliard equation
Context triple: [John W. Cahn, knownFor, Cahn–Hilliard equation]
  • A. Smoluchowski coagulation equation
    The Smoluchowski coagulation equation is a fundamental integro-differential equation in statistical physics that models how particles undergoing random collisions aggregate over time into larger clusters.
  • B. Stefan problem
    The Stefan problem is a classical mathematical model in heat transfer that describes how phase-change boundaries, such as the interface between ice and water, move over time.
  • C. Monge–Ampère equation
    The Monge–Ampère equation is a fully nonlinear partial differential equation central to differential geometry, optimal transport, and several complex variables, often used to study curvature and geometric structures.
  • D. Charney equation
    The Charney equation is a fundamental quasi-geostrophic equation in atmospheric dynamics that describes large-scale Rossby waves and mid-latitude weather patterns on a rotating planet.
  • E. Gibbs dividing surface
    The Gibbs dividing surface is an idealized mathematical interface in thermodynamics used to separate phases and define interfacial properties such as surface tension and adsorption.
  • 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: Cahn–Hilliard equation
Triple: [John W. Cahn, knownFor, Cahn–Hilliard equation]
Generated description
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.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cahn–Hilliard equation
Target entity description: 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.
  • A. Smoluchowski coagulation equation
    The Smoluchowski coagulation equation is a fundamental integro-differential equation in statistical physics that models how particles undergoing random collisions aggregate over time into larger clusters.
  • B. Stefan problem
    The Stefan problem is a classical mathematical model in heat transfer that describes how phase-change boundaries, such as the interface between ice and water, move over time.
  • C. Monge–Ampère equation
    The Monge–Ampère equation is a fully nonlinear partial differential equation central to differential geometry, optimal transport, and several complex variables, often used to study curvature and geometric structures.
  • D. Charney equation
    The Charney equation is a fundamental quasi-geostrophic equation in atmospheric dynamics that describes large-scale Rossby waves and mid-latitude weather patterns on a rotating planet.
  • E. Gibbs dividing surface
    The Gibbs dividing surface is an idealized mathematical interface in thermodynamics used to separate phases and define interfacial properties such as surface tension and adsorption.
  • 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_69c008ada364819096c9e92c74d639b5 completed March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c062a0e0488190b71b42386bacf982 completed March 22, 2026, 9:44 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c16f61ed708190a034136cc270e9d0 completed March 23, 2026, 4:50 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c1bfb484ac8190903efdf4a18f3a1c completed March 23, 2026, 10:33 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c1c03551008190af5e3427b4cdcd11 completed March 23, 2026, 10:35 p.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:21 p.m.