Triple

T8580811
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Emil Wolf E203171 entity
Predicate coAuthorOf P2389 FINISHED
Object Principles of Optics E75611 NE FINISHED

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Principles of Optics
Context triple: [Emil Wolf, coAuthorOf, Principles of Optics]
  • A. Principles of Optics chosen
    Principles of Optics is a seminal textbook that rigorously develops the theory of electromagnetic waves and optical phenomena, profoundly shaping modern physical optics.
  • B. Hamiltonian optics
    Hamiltonian optics is a formulation of geometrical optics that applies Hamiltonian mechanics concepts to describe and analyze the trajectories of light rays in optical systems.
  • C. 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.
  • D. Newtonian optics
    Newtonian optics is the branch of physics developed by Isaac Newton that explains light primarily as a stream of particles to account for reflection, refraction, and color phenomena.
  • E. Introduction to the Theory of Coherence and Polarization of Light
    "Introduction to the Theory of Coherence and Polarization of Light" is a graduate-level textbook that systematically develops the modern theoretical framework for understanding optical coherence and polarization phenomena in classical and quantum optics.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69ca8328ebe481909a8c038fa79959b4 elicitation completed
NER batch_69cbeb1a026c819089183f542eeb7837 ner completed
NED1 batch_69cea89550f481908a7ed45303b71731 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:22 p.m.