Triple

T9700522
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sommerfeld–Brillouin precursor theory E234763 entity
Predicate describes P264 FINISHED
Object Sommerfeld precursors E234763 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: Sommerfeld precursors | Statement: [Sommerfeld–Brillouin precursor theory, describes, Sommerfeld precursors]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Sommerfeld precursors
Context triple: [Sommerfeld–Brillouin precursor theory, describes, Sommerfeld precursors]
  • A. Sommerfeld–Brillouin precursor theory chosen
    Sommerfeld–Brillouin precursor theory is a classical electromagnetic wave theory that explains how transient signal fronts (precursors) propagate through dispersive media before the main wave arrives.
  • B. Sommerfeld quantization rules
    Sommerfeld quantization rules are an early quantum theory refinement of Bohr’s model that quantize electron motion in elliptical orbits using action integrals, helping to explain fine-structure details in atomic spectra.
  • C. Sommerfeld fine-structure formula
    The Sommerfeld fine-structure formula is a relativistic extension of the Bohr model that accurately predicts the fine-structure energy levels of the hydrogen atom.
  • D. Sommerfeld-Watson transform
    The Sommerfeld-Watson transform is a complex-analysis technique that converts discrete sums over angular momentum into contour integrals, widely used in scattering theory and Regge theory to study analytic properties of amplitudes.
  • E. Infeld–van der Waerden formalism
    The Infeld–van der Waerden formalism is a mathematical framework in general relativity that reformulates the theory using spinor calculus to describe gravitational and electromagnetic fields.
  • 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_69ca84cb580c8190a7e5f4b3bcdaf2a4 completed March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd9d6eab0c8190abac1b009d625975 completed April 1, 2026, 10:34 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d1912e645881908d223a93f3ee61da completed April 4, 2026, 10:31 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:18 p.m.