chowder-rerank (MiniLM reranker fine-tuned on the chowder corpus)
This is a Cross Encoder model finetuned from cross-encoder/ms-marco-MiniLM-L6-v2 using the sentence-transformers library. It computes scores for pairs of texts, which can be used for text reranking and semantic search.
Model Details
Model Description
- Model Type: Cross Encoder
- Base model: cross-encoder/ms-marco-MiniLM-L6-v2
- Maximum Sequence Length: 512 tokens
- Number of Output Labels: 1 label
- Supported Modality: Text
- Language: en
Model Sources
Full Model Architecture
CrossEncoder(
(0): Transformer({'transformer_task': 'sequence-classification', 'modality_config': {'text': {'method': 'forward', 'method_output_name': 'logits'}}, 'module_output_name': 'scores', 'architecture': 'BertForSequenceClassification'})
)
Usage
Direct Usage (Sentence Transformers)
First install the Sentence Transformers library:
pip install -U sentence-transformers
Then you can load this model and run inference.
from sentence_transformers import CrossEncoder
model = CrossEncoder("cross_encoder_model_id")
pairs = [
['Estimating the safe mud weight window for drilling operations through pre-stack seismic inversion, a case study in one of the Southwestern Iran oil fields', 'High-temperature drilling environments often intensify rock–fluid interactions, leading to substantial formation damage primarily due to excessive mud filtrate invasion. Conventional additives employed to mitigate this issue frequently exhibit thermal degradation, limiting their effectiveness under elevated temperatures. Notably, the literature reveals a significant gap concerning the invasion behavior of bentonite-free mud filtrate within payzone sections which is considered a critical aspect for optimizing hydrocarbon recovery. This study investigates the influence of drilling mud filtrate–rock interactions on rock strength and porosity at high temperatures through an integrated approach combining laboratory experiments and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. Rock strength of sandstone and limestone was quantified using unconfined compressive strength (UCS) tests. Experimental findings indicate a significant reduction in strength following filtrate exposure. Bandera Brown exhibited a 33.42% strength reduction after 24 h at 300 ℉. Micro-computed tomography (µCT) imaging facilitated pore-scale characterization, revealing significant alterations in porosity and pore network architecture under prolonged exposure. Specifically, Bandera Brown’s porosity increased by 16.5%, whereas Boise Sandstone demonstrated a 37.64% decline over the same period. CFD simulations further interpreted invasion dynamics, showing that high porosity mitigates penetration depth, while increased permeability, extended exposure duration, and higher pressure differentials promote deeper filtrate infiltration. These results highlight the critical role of pressure management in minimizing formation damage. This research provides novel insights into the complex interplay between mud filtrate and reservoir rock properties under high-temperature conditions, offering practical implications for drilling fluid design and wellbore stability in the oil and gas industry.'],
['Achieving EF1 and Epistemic EFX Guarantees Simultaneously', 'The Efimov effect is a quantum phenomenon in which three particles form an infinite series of low-energy bound states at resonance, previously observed in three-dimensional systems. The authors extend this celebrated effect to long-range quantum spin systems, demonstrating long-range spin chains can also host Efimov states with widely tunable scaling ratios controlled by the interaction range.'],
['Study on dye-sensitized solar cell efficiency improvement using methyl orange dye', 'Abstract In this work, different varieties of dye sensitized solar cells are fabricated by simple fabrication process. In this fabrication extract of butea monosperma flower, methylene blue and methyl orange dyes are used as sensitizers. The photovoltaic performance of dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) has been studied. The performances of two different types of photo-electrodes are also tested in this work. The morphology and bandgap of TiO 2 (titanium dioxide) and ZnO (Zinc oxide) was observed from XRD, FTIR spectroscopy and UV-vis Spectrum. It is found that TiO 2 based DSSCs have better performance. It also observed that the current density and efficiency was increased from 7.46 to 12.9 mA/cm 2 and from 1.34 to 6.8% respectively when using methyl orange as a dye. Hence it can be said that methyl orange dye enhanced the photovoltaic performance of DSSC.'],
['Consciousness as Uncommon Self-Knowledge: A Synergistic Information Framework', "The slogan ``information is physical,'' introduced by Rolf Landauer and developed through quantum information theory and black-hole thermodynamics, has achieved near-axiomatic status in modern physics. Yet the ontological status of information remains surprisingly underexamined: most discussions either reduce information to a form of energy or treat it as a purely mathematical object. This paper proposes a third position. I argue that information is neither a physical substance nor a free-floating abstraction, but rather \\emph{the structure of physically realizable alternatives} -- a counterfactual structure that a physical system instantiates in virtue of the possibility space available to it. Building on Shannon's combinatorial definition, the Landauer principle, the no-cloning theorem, and the black-hole information paradox, I show that the informational content of any physical event is constituted by the set of outcomes that \\emph{could have occurred} but did not. This counterfactual reading dissolves several persistent confusions: it explains why erasing information dissipates heat without making information ``material,'' why quantum superposition is informationally richer than any classical mixture, and why information loss in black holes is physically significant beyond mere bookkeeping. The proposal sits within a structural-realist framework but departs from standard structural realism by locating the relevant structure in modal, not merely actual, relations. I conclude by sketching implications for the foundations of quantum mechanics, quantum gravity, and scientific ontology more broadly."],
['Design strategies, methods, and photophysical insights in polymeric photocatalysts for solar-driven hydrogen evolution', 'Abstract Efficient solar-to-hydrogen conversion remains challenging due to the limited visible-light activity and rapid charge recombination in conventional photocatalysts. Here, we report a plasmon-enhanced nitrogen-doped niobium pentoxide (N–Nb₂O₅) photocatalyst decorated with gold nanoparticles (Au@N–Nb₂O₅) for high-performance solar-driven photocatalytic hydrogen generation. N–Nb₂O₅ was synthesized via a simple wet-chemical route and calcined at 500 °C, forming crystalline orthorhombic nanoplates with XRD-derived crystallite sizes of 50–55 nm and lateral dimensions of ~ 150 nm (FE-SEM). Gold nanoparticles were subsequently deposited via photodeposition, extending visible-light absorption and narrowing the band gap to 2.3–2.5 eV (UV–DRS). XPS analysis confirmed successful nitrogen incorporation and surface metallization. Photoluminescence studies revealed efficient charge separation and concentration-dependent suppression of radiative recombination. The optimised Au@N–Nb₂O₅ (2 wt% Au) achieved a hydrogen evolution rate of 2168 µmol h⁻ 1 g⁻ 1 under natural sunlight, nearly fourfold higher than pristine Nb₂O₅ and N–Nb₂O₅. The ordered nanoplate morphology facilitates charge transport, complementing the interfacial effects of Au, providing a scalable strategy for designing high-performance Nb₂O₅-based photocatalysts for sustainable solar water splitting.'],
]
scores = model.predict(pairs)
print(scores)
ranks = model.rank(
'Estimating the safe mud weight window for drilling operations through pre-stack seismic inversion, a case study in one of the Southwestern Iran oil fields',
[
'High-temperature drilling environments often intensify rock–fluid interactions, leading to substantial formation damage primarily due to excessive mud filtrate invasion. Conventional additives employed to mitigate this issue frequently exhibit thermal degradation, limiting their effectiveness under elevated temperatures. Notably, the literature reveals a significant gap concerning the invasion behavior of bentonite-free mud filtrate within payzone sections which is considered a critical aspect for optimizing hydrocarbon recovery. This study investigates the influence of drilling mud filtrate–rock interactions on rock strength and porosity at high temperatures through an integrated approach combining laboratory experiments and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. Rock strength of sandstone and limestone was quantified using unconfined compressive strength (UCS) tests. Experimental findings indicate a significant reduction in strength following filtrate exposure. Bandera Brown exhibited a 33.42% strength reduction after 24 h at 300 ℉. Micro-computed tomography (µCT) imaging facilitated pore-scale characterization, revealing significant alterations in porosity and pore network architecture under prolonged exposure. Specifically, Bandera Brown’s porosity increased by 16.5%, whereas Boise Sandstone demonstrated a 37.64% decline over the same period. CFD simulations further interpreted invasion dynamics, showing that high porosity mitigates penetration depth, while increased permeability, extended exposure duration, and higher pressure differentials promote deeper filtrate infiltration. These results highlight the critical role of pressure management in minimizing formation damage. This research provides novel insights into the complex interplay between mud filtrate and reservoir rock properties under high-temperature conditions, offering practical implications for drilling fluid design and wellbore stability in the oil and gas industry.',
'The Efimov effect is a quantum phenomenon in which three particles form an infinite series of low-energy bound states at resonance, previously observed in three-dimensional systems. The authors extend this celebrated effect to long-range quantum spin systems, demonstrating long-range spin chains can also host Efimov states with widely tunable scaling ratios controlled by the interaction range.',
'Abstract In this work, different varieties of dye sensitized solar cells are fabricated by simple fabrication process. In this fabrication extract of butea monosperma flower, methylene blue and methyl orange dyes are used as sensitizers. The photovoltaic performance of dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) has been studied. The performances of two different types of photo-electrodes are also tested in this work. The morphology and bandgap of TiO 2 (titanium dioxide) and ZnO (Zinc oxide) was observed from XRD, FTIR spectroscopy and UV-vis Spectrum. It is found that TiO 2 based DSSCs have better performance. It also observed that the current density and efficiency was increased from 7.46 to 12.9 mA/cm 2 and from 1.34 to 6.8% respectively when using methyl orange as a dye. Hence it can be said that methyl orange dye enhanced the photovoltaic performance of DSSC.',
"The slogan ``information is physical,'' introduced by Rolf Landauer and developed through quantum information theory and black-hole thermodynamics, has achieved near-axiomatic status in modern physics. Yet the ontological status of information remains surprisingly underexamined: most discussions either reduce information to a form of energy or treat it as a purely mathematical object. This paper proposes a third position. I argue that information is neither a physical substance nor a free-floating abstraction, but rather \\emph{the structure of physically realizable alternatives} -- a counterfactual structure that a physical system instantiates in virtue of the possibility space available to it. Building on Shannon's combinatorial definition, the Landauer principle, the no-cloning theorem, and the black-hole information paradox, I show that the informational content of any physical event is constituted by the set of outcomes that \\emph{could have occurred} but did not. This counterfactual reading dissolves several persistent confusions: it explains why erasing information dissipates heat without making information ``material,'' why quantum superposition is informationally richer than any classical mixture, and why information loss in black holes is physically significant beyond mere bookkeeping. The proposal sits within a structural-realist framework but departs from standard structural realism by locating the relevant structure in modal, not merely actual, relations. I conclude by sketching implications for the foundations of quantum mechanics, quantum gravity, and scientific ontology more broadly.",
'Abstract Efficient solar-to-hydrogen conversion remains challenging due to the limited visible-light activity and rapid charge recombination in conventional photocatalysts. Here, we report a plasmon-enhanced nitrogen-doped niobium pentoxide (N–Nb₂O₅) photocatalyst decorated with gold nanoparticles (Au@N–Nb₂O₅) for high-performance solar-driven photocatalytic hydrogen generation. N–Nb₂O₅ was synthesized via a simple wet-chemical route and calcined at 500 °C, forming crystalline orthorhombic nanoplates with XRD-derived crystallite sizes of 50–55 nm and lateral dimensions of ~ 150 nm (FE-SEM). Gold nanoparticles were subsequently deposited via photodeposition, extending visible-light absorption and narrowing the band gap to 2.3–2.5 eV (UV–DRS). XPS analysis confirmed successful nitrogen incorporation and surface metallization. Photoluminescence studies revealed efficient charge separation and concentration-dependent suppression of radiative recombination. The optimised Au@N–Nb₂O₅ (2 wt% Au) achieved a hydrogen evolution rate of 2168 µmol h⁻ 1 g⁻ 1 under natural sunlight, nearly fourfold higher than pristine Nb₂O₅ and N–Nb₂O₅. The ordered nanoplate morphology facilitates charge transport, complementing the interfacial effects of Au, providing a scalable strategy for designing high-performance Nb₂O₅-based photocatalysts for sustainable solar water splitting.',
]
)
Evaluation
Metrics
Cross Encoder Reranking
| Metric |
NanoSCIDOCS_R100 |
NanoSciFact_R100 |
NanoNFCorpus_R100 |
chowder-val |
| map |
0.3296 (+0.0553) |
0.7490 (+0.0792) |
0.3709 (+0.1099) |
0.9965 (+0.8283) |
| mrr@10 |
0.6280 (+0.0685) |
0.7594 (+0.0813) |
0.6541 (+0.1542) |
0.9965 (+0.8634) |
| ndcg@10 |
0.4096 (+0.0745) |
0.7919 (+0.0820) |
0.4283 (+0.1032) |
0.9974 (+0.7864) |
Cross Encoder Nano BEIR
- Dataset:
NanoBEIR_R100_mean
- Evaluated with
CrossEncoderNanoBEIREvaluator with these parameters:{
"dataset_names": [
"scidocs",
"scifact",
"nfcorpus"
],
"dataset_id": "sentence-transformers/NanoBEIR-en",
"rerank_k": 100,
"at_k": 10,
"always_rerank_positives": true
}
| Metric |
Value |
| map |
0.4832 (+0.0815) |
| mrr@10 |
0.6805 (+0.1014) |
| ndcg@10 |
0.5433 (+0.0866) |
Training Details
Training Dataset
Unnamed Dataset
Evaluation Dataset
Unnamed Dataset
Training Hyperparameters
Non-Default Hyperparameters
per_device_train_batch_size: 64
learning_rate: 2e-05
warmup_steps: 0.1
weight_decay: 0.01
bf16: True
per_device_eval_batch_size: 64
load_best_model_at_end: True
seed: 12
All Hyperparameters
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per_device_train_batch_size: 64
num_train_epochs: 3
max_steps: -1
learning_rate: 2e-05
lr_scheduler_type: linear
lr_scheduler_kwargs: None
warmup_steps: 0.1
optim: adamw_torch_fused
optim_args: None
weight_decay: 0.01
adam_beta1: 0.9
adam_beta2: 0.999
adam_epsilon: 1e-08
optim_target_modules: None
gradient_accumulation_steps: 1
average_tokens_across_devices: True
max_grad_norm: 1.0
label_smoothing_factor: 0.0
bf16: True
fp16: False
bf16_full_eval: False
fp16_full_eval: False
tf32: None
gradient_checkpointing: False
gradient_checkpointing_kwargs: None
torch_compile: False
torch_compile_backend: None
torch_compile_mode: None
use_liger_kernel: False
liger_kernel_config: None
use_cache: False
neftune_noise_alpha: None
torch_empty_cache_steps: None
auto_find_batch_size: False
log_on_each_node: True
logging_nan_inf_filter: True
include_num_input_tokens_seen: no
log_level: passive
log_level_replica: warning
disable_tqdm: False
project: huggingface
trackio_space_id: None
trackio_bucket_id: None
trackio_static_space_id: None
per_device_eval_batch_size: 64
prediction_loss_only: True
eval_on_start: False
eval_do_concat_batches: True
eval_use_gather_object: False
eval_accumulation_steps: None
include_for_metrics: []
batch_eval_metrics: False
save_only_model: False
save_on_each_node: False
enable_jit_checkpoint: False
push_to_hub: False
hub_private_repo: None
hub_model_id: None
hub_strategy: every_save
hub_always_push: False
hub_revision: None
load_best_model_at_end: True
ignore_data_skip: False
restore_callback_states_from_checkpoint: False
full_determinism: False
seed: 12
data_seed: None
use_cpu: False
accelerator_config: {'split_batches': False, 'dispatch_batches': None, 'even_batches': True, 'use_seedable_sampler': True, 'non_blocking': False, 'gradient_accumulation_kwargs': None}
parallelism_config: None
dataloader_drop_last: False
dataloader_num_workers: 0
dataloader_pin_memory: True
dataloader_persistent_workers: False
dataloader_prefetch_factor: None
dataloader_multiprocessing_context: None
dataloader_in_order: True
remove_unused_columns: True
label_names: None
train_sampling_strategy: random
length_column_name: length
ddp_find_unused_parameters: None
ddp_bucket_cap_mb: None
ddp_broadcast_buffers: False
ddp_static_graph: None
ddp_backend: None
ddp_timeout: 1800
fsdp: None
fsdp_config: None
deepspeed: None
debug: []
skip_memory_metrics: True
do_predict: False
resume_from_checkpoint: None
local_rank: -1
prompts: None
batch_sampler: batch_sampler
multi_dataset_batch_sampler: proportional
router_mapping: {}
learning_rate_mapping: {}
warmup_ratio: None
Training Logs
| Epoch |
Step |
Training Loss |
Validation Loss |
NanoSCIDOCS_R100_ndcg@10 |
NanoSciFact_R100_ndcg@10 |
NanoNFCorpus_R100_ndcg@10 |
NanoBEIR_R100_mean_ndcg@10 |
chowder-val_ndcg@10 |
| -1 |
-1 |
- |
- |
0.3527 (+0.0176) |
0.7424 (+0.0325) |
0.3925 (+0.0675) |
0.4959 (+0.0392) |
0.9979 (+0.7869) |
| 0.0002 |
1 |
0.7125 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.0300 |
199 |
0.2834 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.0601 |
398 |
0.2766 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.0901 |
597 |
0.2554 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.1201 |
796 |
0.2408 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.1502 |
995 |
0.1754 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.1802 |
1194 |
0.1818 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.2102 |
1393 |
0.1616 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.2403 |
1592 |
0.1621 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.2703 |
1791 |
0.1467 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.3 |
1988 |
- |
0.1059 |
0.4096 (+0.0745) |
0.7919 (+0.0820) |
0.4283 (+0.1032) |
0.5433 (+0.0866) |
- |
| 0.3003 |
1990 |
0.1526 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.3304 |
2189 |
0.1658 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.3604 |
2388 |
0.1504 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.3904 |
2587 |
0.1384 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.4205 |
2786 |
0.1490 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.4505 |
2985 |
0.1576 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.4805 |
3184 |
0.1317 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.5106 |
3383 |
0.1365 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.5406 |
3582 |
0.1301 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.5706 |
3781 |
0.1424 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.6001 |
3976 |
- |
0.0889 |
0.4179 (+0.0828) |
0.7597 (+0.0498) |
0.4247 (+0.0997) |
0.5341 (+0.0774) |
- |
| 0.6007 |
3980 |
0.1291 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.6307 |
4179 |
0.1469 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.6607 |
4378 |
0.1253 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.6908 |
4577 |
0.1302 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.7208 |
4776 |
0.1475 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.7508 |
4975 |
0.1370 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.7809 |
5174 |
0.1307 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.8109 |
5373 |
0.1409 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.8409 |
5572 |
0.1305 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.8710 |
5771 |
0.1363 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.9001 |
5964 |
- |
0.0749 |
0.4243 (+0.0891) |
0.7458 (+0.0359) |
0.4299 (+0.1048) |
0.5333 (+0.0766) |
- |
| 0.9010 |
5970 |
0.1263 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.9310 |
6169 |
0.1270 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.9611 |
6368 |
0.1334 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.9911 |
6567 |
0.1416 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1.0211 |
6766 |
0.1064 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1.0512 |
6965 |
0.1132 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1.0812 |
7164 |
0.1002 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1.1112 |
7363 |
0.0942 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1.1413 |
7562 |
0.1065 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1.1713 |
7761 |
0.0965 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1.2001 |
7952 |
- |
0.0809 |
0.4138 (+0.0787) |
0.7118 (+0.0019) |
0.4326 (+0.1075) |
0.5194 (+0.0627) |
- |
| -1 |
-1 |
- |
- |
0.4096 (+0.0745) |
0.7919 (+0.0820) |
0.4283 (+0.1032) |
0.5433 (+0.0866) |
0.9974 (+0.7864) |
- The bold row denotes the saved checkpoint.
Training Time
- Training: 41.1 minutes
- Evaluation: 1.1 minutes
- Total: 42.3 minutes
Framework Versions
- Python: 3.14.7
- Sentence Transformers: 5.7.0
- Transformers: 5.15.0
- PyTorch: 2.13.0+cu130
- Accelerate: 1.14.0
- Datasets: 5.0.1
- Tokenizers: 0.22.2
Additional Resources
Citation
BibTeX
Sentence Transformers
@inproceedings{reimers-2019-sentence-bert,
title = "Sentence-BERT: Sentence Embeddings using Siamese BERT-Networks",
author = "Reimers, Nils and Gurevych, Iryna",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 2019 Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing",
month = "11",
year = "2019",
publisher = "Association for Computational Linguistics",
url = "https://arxiv.org/abs/1908.10084",
}