Standard Model
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The Standard Model is the fundamental theory in particle physics that describes the known elementary particles and their interactions (except gravity) through quantum field theories of electromagnetic, weak, and strong forces.
All labels observed (10)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T95265 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Standard Model Context triple: [W boson, partOf, Standard Model]
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Higgs boson
The Higgs boson is an elementary particle in the Standard Model whose associated field gives mass to other fundamental particles, confirming a key mechanism of particle physics.
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Standard Theory
Standard Theory is an early framework in generative grammar, developed by Noam Chomsky in the 1960s, that formalizes the relationship between deep and surface structures in syntactic analysis.
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Maxwell's equations
Maxwell's equations are the fundamental set of four equations in classical electromagnetism that describe how electric and magnetic fields are generated and interact with charges and currents.
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Feynman diagrams
Feynman diagrams are graphical representations used in quantum field theory to visualize and calculate particle interactions and processes.
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QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter is a popular science book by physicist Richard Feynman that explains the quantum theory of electrodynamics in an accessible, lecture-based style.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Standard Model Target entity description: The Standard Model is the fundamental theory in particle physics that describes the known elementary particles and their interactions (except gravity) through quantum field theories of electromagnetic, weak, and strong forces.
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A.
Higgs boson
The Higgs boson is an elementary particle in the Standard Model whose associated field gives mass to other fundamental particles, confirming a key mechanism of particle physics.
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B.
Standard Theory
Standard Theory is an early framework in generative grammar, developed by Noam Chomsky in the 1960s, that formalizes the relationship between deep and surface structures in syntactic analysis.
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C.
Maxwell's equations
Maxwell's equations are the fundamental set of four equations in classical electromagnetism that describe how electric and magnetic fields are generated and interact with charges and currents.
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D.
Feynman diagrams
Feynman diagrams are graphical representations used in quantum field theory to visualize and calculate particle interactions and processes.
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E.
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter is a popular science book by physicist Richard Feynman that explains the quantum theory of electrodynamics in an accessible, lecture-based style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gauge theory
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physical theory ⓘ quantum field theory ⓘ |
| aimsTo | unify electromagnetic and weak interactions ⓘ |
| basedOn |
quantum field theory
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quantum mechanics ⓘ special relativity ⓘ |
| completedWithDiscoveryOf | Higgs boson ⓘ |
| containsParticle |
Higgs boson
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W boson ⓘ Z boson ⓘ bottom quark ⓘ charm quark ⓘ down quark ⓘ electron ⓘ electron neutrino ⓘ gluon ⓘ muon ⓘ muon neutrino ⓘ photon ⓘ strange quark ⓘ tau lepton ⓘ tau neutrino ⓘ top quark ⓘ up quark ⓘ |
| describes |
electromagnetic interaction
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elementary particles ⓘ strong interaction ⓘ weak interaction ⓘ |
| developedIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| doesNotDescribe | gravity ⓘ |
| explains | origin of particle masses ⓘ |
| field | particle physics ⓘ |
| gaugeGroup | SU(3)×SU(2)×U(1) ⓘ |
| HiggsBosonDiscoveredAt | Large Hadron Collider ⓘ |
| HiggsBosonDiscoveryYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| includesConcept | spontaneous symmetry breaking ⓘ |
| includesInteraction |
electroweak interaction
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quantum chromodynamics ⓘ |
| includesMechanism | Higgs mechanism ⓘ |
| limitation |
does not explain neutrino masses fully
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does not include dark energy ⓘ does not include dark matter ⓘ |
| predicts |
Higgs boson
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W boson ⓘ Z boson ⓘ gluon ⓘ leptons ⓘ neutrinos ⓘ photon ⓘ quarks ⓘ |
| status | experimentally well confirmed ⓘ |
| subtheory |
electroweak theory
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quantum chromodynamics ⓘ |
| usesSymmetryGroup |
SU(2)
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SU(3) ⓘ U(1) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Standard Model Description of subject: The Standard Model is the fundamental theory in particle physics that describes the known elementary particles and their interactions (except gravity) through quantum field theories of electromagnetic, weak, and strong forces.
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