Triple

T6788246
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject George Gabriel Stokes E155866 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object On the composition and resolution of streams of polarized light
"On the composition and resolution of streams of polarized light" is a seminal scientific paper by George Gabriel Stokes that advanced the mathematical and physical understanding of polarized light and laid groundwork for modern optics.
E620770 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: On the composition and resolution of streams of polarized light | Statement: [George Gabriel Stokes, notableWork, On the composition and resolution of streams of polarized light]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On the composition and resolution of streams of polarized light
Context triple: [George Gabriel Stokes, notableWork, On the composition and resolution of streams of polarized light]
  • A. Mémoire sur la double réfraction
    Mémoire sur la double réfraction is a foundational scientific paper by Augustin-Jean Fresnel that advanced the wave theory of light by explaining the phenomenon of double refraction in crystals.
  • 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. 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.
  • D. Fermat’s principle of least time
    Fermat’s principle of least time is a fundamental variational principle in optics stating that light follows the path that takes the least time, from which many laws of geometrical optics can be derived.
  • 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: On the composition and resolution of streams of polarized light
Triple: [George Gabriel Stokes, notableWork, On the composition and resolution of streams of polarized light]
Generated description
"On the composition and resolution of streams of polarized light" is a seminal scientific paper by George Gabriel Stokes that advanced the mathematical and physical understanding of polarized light and laid groundwork for modern optics.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On the composition and resolution of streams of polarized light
Target entity description: "On the composition and resolution of streams of polarized light" is a seminal scientific paper by George Gabriel Stokes that advanced the mathematical and physical understanding of polarized light and laid groundwork for modern optics.
  • A. Mémoire sur la double réfraction
    Mémoire sur la double réfraction is a foundational scientific paper by Augustin-Jean Fresnel that advanced the wave theory of light by explaining the phenomenon of double refraction in crystals.
  • 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. 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.
  • D. Fermat’s principle of least time
    Fermat’s principle of least time is a fundamental variational principle in optics stating that light follows the path that takes the least time, from which many laws of geometrical optics can be derived.
  • 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

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_69c6881770fc8190972b2906390380f5 completed March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6d2aa2e0c8190b994261826ae001d completed March 27, 2026, 6:55 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c71a8998408190b741417ce6f21f55 completed March 28, 2026, 12:02 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c71e2ad0b08190a24f8865b8074b35 completed March 28, 2026, 12:17 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c71e9ec7148190a5f1df4951990f64 completed March 28, 2026, 12:19 a.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:14 p.m.