Awakening the Sleeping Giant: Rediscovering Archimedes' Density Method for Fingerprinting of Multicomponent Alloys
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Dear Readers, We, the authors of "Awakening the Sleeping Giant: Rediscovering Archimedes' Density Method for Fingerprinting of Multicomponent Alloys," have received several inquiries expressing doubts and scepticism about the findings presented in our research, particularly regarding the determination of compositions of multicomponent alloys up to octonary alloys with absolute accuracy. To address these concerns, we would like to bring the following information to the attention of the scientific community: 1. The mathematical expressions forming the core component of the computation of Probable Iso-density Compositions (PICs) series and the determination of True Compositions (TCs) from such series have undergone a rigorous peer-review process and were published in Materials Letters, Volume 61 (June 2007), pg. 2956-2960 under title “Theoretical Optimization of Constitution of Alloys by Decoding Their Densities" DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2006.10.052 (Reference No. 31). 2. All the results presented in the tables and figures of our manuscript are reproducible and can be instantly verified using Density Decoding System (DDS) Platform (http://www.densityfingerprinting.com/), accessible via the link provided in the manuscript under the "Data Availability" section. We encourage readers to utilize the DDS platform to decode the densities of known alloys and validate the accuracy of our findings. A short demonstration video is available at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HnqxP_sBhU 3. The authors had the opportunity to conduct a live demonstration of the proposed DDS Technology at the University of Pennsylvania, USA, on July 26, 2023, in a hybrid format attended by distinguished scholars in the field. A video recording of the live demonstration is available at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqxGCLbIS9o We hope that this additional information helps to address queries and concerns regarding our work. We remain committed to engaging in constructive discussions and welcome further inquiries from the scientific community. Sincerely, Jai Hind Rathore Corresponding Author