Two-point determination conjecture for planar permeability

Let DCD\subseteq\mathbb{C} be a fluid domain with a permeability function λC(D)\lambda\in C^\infty(\overline{D}), and let gwg_w and gξg_\xi be Green functions for the operator λ\nabla\lambda\nabla with distinct points w,ξDw,\xi\in D. The corresponding boundary velocity profiles are λngw\lambda\partial_n g_w and λngξ\lambda\partial_n g_\xi.

Two-point determination conjecture. If both

λngwandλngξ\lambda\partial_n g_w\quad\text{and}\quad\lambda\partial_n g_\xi

are known for distinct points w,ξDw,\xi\in D, then λ\lambda can be determined.

This is a finite-data inverse problem related to Calderón's problem. The source notes that the response at a single point cannot detect the permeability, while it leaves open whether responses at two or finitely many points suffice.

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Charles Z. Martin, “Variational Methods and Planar Elliptic Growth”, arXiv:1310.5267 (2013).

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