Triple

T6908860
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Chern–Weil theory E159880 entity
Predicate constructs P63686 FINISHED
Object Euler class
The Euler class is a topological characteristic class associated with oriented real vector bundles, capturing obstruction information such as the existence of nowhere-vanishing sections.
E627991 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: Euler class | Statement: [Chern–Weil theory, constructs, Euler class]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Euler class
Context triple: [Chern–Weil theory, constructs, Euler class]
  • A. Characteristic Classes
    Characteristic Classes is a foundational mathematical text in differential topology and geometry that systematically develops the theory of characteristic classes for vector bundles and fiber bundles.
  • B. Chern classes
    Chern classes are fundamental topological invariants in differential and algebraic geometry that classify complex vector bundles and capture their curvature and twisting properties.
  • C. Hirzebruch signature theorem
    The Hirzebruch signature theorem is a fundamental result in differential topology that expresses the signature of a smooth, compact, oriented 4k-dimensional manifold as a polynomial in its Pontryagin classes.
  • D. Chern–Weil theory
    Chern–Weil theory is a framework in differential geometry that constructs characteristic classes of vector bundles from curvature forms, linking topology and geometry through invariant polynomials.
  • E. Hirzebruch genera
    Hirzebruch genera are topological invariants in algebraic topology and differential geometry that generalize characteristic classes to classify and study manifolds.
  • 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: Euler class
Triple: [Chern–Weil theory, constructs, Euler class]
Generated description
The Euler class is a topological characteristic class associated with oriented real vector bundles, capturing obstruction information such as the existence of nowhere-vanishing sections.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Euler class
Target entity description: The Euler class is a topological characteristic class associated with oriented real vector bundles, capturing obstruction information such as the existence of nowhere-vanishing sections.
  • A. Characteristic Classes
    Characteristic Classes is a foundational mathematical text in differential topology and geometry that systematically develops the theory of characteristic classes for vector bundles and fiber bundles.
  • B. Chern classes
    Chern classes are fundamental topological invariants in differential and algebraic geometry that classify complex vector bundles and capture their curvature and twisting properties.
  • C. Hirzebruch signature theorem
    The Hirzebruch signature theorem is a fundamental result in differential topology that expresses the signature of a smooth, compact, oriented 4k-dimensional manifold as a polynomial in its Pontryagin classes.
  • D. Chern–Weil theory
    Chern–Weil theory is a framework in differential geometry that constructs characteristic classes of vector bundles from curvature forms, linking topology and geometry through invariant polynomials.
  • E. Hirzebruch genera
    Hirzebruch genera are topological invariants in algebraic topology and differential geometry that generalize characteristic classes to classify and study manifolds.
  • 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_69c68839ccb88190b4aa5cc1aca3448f completed March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6d9be98748190b5cb698e66e3aa42 completed March 27, 2026, 7:25 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c749076f6c819088b0b40dd3e208b0 completed March 28, 2026, 3:20 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c74c274258819099913ac5610730ac completed March 28, 2026, 3:33 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c74cca47b88190867550802db43ef0 completed March 28, 2026, 3:36 a.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:25 p.m.