Unknown simulation methodology underlying released theory datasets

Ascertain the precise simulation procedures and analysis steps used to generate the theoretical datasets referenced in Aghaee et al., Phys. Rev. B 107, 245423 (2023), given that the underlying simulation code has not been released.

Background

The paper’s theoretical validation of the protocol relies on simulations whose data files were released, but the simulation code itself was not. The paper analyzes the released data and discusses how ‘topological’ pixels were identified via the determinant of the reflection matrix det(r) and how these definitions affect the classification of true/false positives.

Without access to the simulation code, key implementation details (e.g., numerical setup, parameter sweeps, and invariant computation specifics) remain opaque, limiting reproducibility and independent verification of the claimed absence of false positives.