Triple

T909779
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Werner Heisenberg E19631 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object matrix mechanics
Matrix mechanics is an early formulation of quantum mechanics that represents physical observables as matrices and describes their time evolution through noncommutative algebra.
E107437 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: matrix mechanics | Statement: [Werner Heisenberg, notableWork, matrix mechanics]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: matrix mechanics
Context triple: [Werner Heisenberg, notableWork, matrix mechanics]
  • A. Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics
    Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics is John von Neumann’s landmark 1932 treatise that rigorously formulates quantum theory using functional analysis and operator theory on Hilbert spaces.
  • B. Feynman path integral
    The Feynman path integral is a formulation of quantum mechanics in which a particle’s behavior is described as a sum over all possible paths it can take, each weighted by a phase factor derived from the classical action.
  • C. Wigner–Eckart theorem
    The Wigner–Eckart theorem is a fundamental result in quantum mechanics that factorizes matrix elements of tensor operators into a reduced matrix element and a purely geometric part given by Clebsch–Gordan coefficients, greatly simplifying angular momentum calculations.
  • D. Newtonian mechanics
    Newtonian mechanics is the classical theory of motion and forces that explains how macroscopic objects move under the influence of forces, forming the foundation of classical physics.
  • E. Dirac equation
    The Dirac equation is a fundamental relativistic wave equation in quantum mechanics that describes spin-½ particles such as electrons and predicts phenomena like antimatter.
  • 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: matrix mechanics
Triple: [Werner Heisenberg, notableWork, matrix mechanics]
Generated description
Matrix mechanics is an early formulation of quantum mechanics that represents physical observables as matrices and describes their time evolution through noncommutative algebra.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: matrix mechanics
Target entity description: Matrix mechanics is an early formulation of quantum mechanics that represents physical observables as matrices and describes their time evolution through noncommutative algebra.
  • A. Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics
    Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics is John von Neumann’s landmark 1932 treatise that rigorously formulates quantum theory using functional analysis and operator theory on Hilbert spaces.
  • B. Feynman path integral
    The Feynman path integral is a formulation of quantum mechanics in which a particle’s behavior is described as a sum over all possible paths it can take, each weighted by a phase factor derived from the classical action.
  • C. Wigner–Eckart theorem
    The Wigner–Eckart theorem is a fundamental result in quantum mechanics that factorizes matrix elements of tensor operators into a reduced matrix element and a purely geometric part given by Clebsch–Gordan coefficients, greatly simplifying angular momentum calculations.
  • D. Newtonian mechanics
    Newtonian mechanics is the classical theory of motion and forces that explains how macroscopic objects move under the influence of forces, forming the foundation of classical physics.
  • E. Dirac equation
    The Dirac equation is a fundamental relativistic wave equation in quantum mechanics that describes spin-½ particles such as electrons and predicts phenomena like antimatter.
  • 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_69a4939f91a08190ba68c2c81eab90fe completed March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4b2dca5208190bc9f17cd9dd6a98f completed March 1, 2026, 9:42 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a7c73d5bdc8190828cdf9f54e33a46 completed March 4, 2026, 5:46 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a7c8c148708190bfdee5a55ab6d149 completed March 4, 2026, 5:53 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a7ca1e37f4819086cda13a446642e2 completed March 4, 2026, 5:58 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:39 p.m.