Triple
T6214889
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John W. Cahn |
E138960
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableConcept |
P201
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Cahn–Hilliard free energy functional |
E574814
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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 free energy functional | Statement: [John W. Cahn, notableConcept, Cahn–Hilliard free energy functional]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cahn–Hilliard free energy functional Context triple: [John W. Cahn, notableConcept, Cahn–Hilliard free energy functional]
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A.
Cahn–Hilliard equation
chosen
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.
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B.
Tolman length in thermodynamics of curved interfaces
The Tolman length in thermodynamics of curved interfaces is a theoretical parameter that quantifies how the surface tension of a fluid interface depends on its curvature, especially for small droplets and bubbles.
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C.
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.
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D.
Finite Elements of Nonlinear Continua
"Finite Elements of Nonlinear Continua" is a foundational textbook by J. Tinsley Oden that develops the theory and application of finite element methods for analyzing nonlinear solid and structural mechanics problems.
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E.
Flory–Huggins solution theory
Flory–Huggins solution theory is a thermodynamic model that describes the mixing behavior and phase separation of polymer solutions by accounting for the size difference between polymer chains and solvent molecules.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69c20dacf1788190a655c39bd248fde8 |
completed | March 24, 2026, 4:06 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:21 p.m.