Full-boundary recovery of both smooth isotropic elastic moduli
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For any bounded connected smooth domain in $R^3$, do identical static isotropic-elasticity traction Dirichlet-to-Neumann maps on $H^{1/2}(boundary;R^3)\to H^{-1/2}(boundary;R^3)$ imply equality of both smooth real Lamé functions lambda and mu throughout the domain, assuming $\mu >0$ and $3\lambda +2\mu >0$?Short English statement
For any bounded connected smooth domain in $R^3$, do identical static isotropic-elasticity traction Dirichlet-to-Neumann maps on $H^{1/2}(boundary;R^3)\to H^{-1/2}(boundary;R^3)$ imply equality of both smooth real Lamé functions lambda and mu throughout the domain, assuming $\mu >0$ and $3\lambda +2\mu >0$?Sources
- S1 Original question source or mathematical context. https://github.com/openai/math/blob/adc7f1241b42e322a6451854ab7e4b4c146bf78a/preprints/Global-Uniqueness-for-the-Smooth-Isotropic-Elasticity-Inverse-Problem-September-24-2026/build/sections/introduction.tex.
- S2 OpenAI, manuscript citation page. Source of the formulation motivating this local problem. https://github.com/openai/math/blob/adc7f1241b42e322a6451854ab7e4b4c146bf78a/preprints/Global-Uniqueness-for-the-Smooth-Isotropic-Elasticity-Inverse-Problem-September-24-2026/README.md.
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OpenAI claim summary for Math-2856
Smooth isotropic elasticity uniqueness: Both Lamé coefficients are smooth real functions, with the strict isotropic positivity conditions on the closure. Full traction-map equality implies equality of both functions throughout the domain; no reconstruction or partial-boundary conclusion is added.
With the hypotheses and conventions above, the claimed result addresses the whole mathematical assertion on this page.
Full-boundary recovery of both smooth isotropic elastic moduli
OpenAI's claim
Smooth isotropic elasticity uniqueness: The announced uniqueness statement recovers both smooth Lamé coefficients from full boundary displacement and traction data on a bounded smooth three-dimensional domain when $\mu>0$ and $3\lambda+2\mu>0$. It is a uniqueness assertion under these positivity hypotheses.Mathematical statement of the claimed result
Mathematical claim 1.
For a bounded connected smooth domain $\Omega\subset\mathbb R^3$, define $e(u)=(\nabla u+\nabla u^{\mathsf T})/2$ and $L_{\lambda,\mu}u=\nabla\cdot[\lambda(\nabla\cdot u)I+2\mu e(u)]$. For two smooth real Lamé pairs on $\overline\Omega$ with $\mu_j>0$ and $3\lambda_j+2\mu_j>0$, equality of the full-boundary displacement-to-traction maps is claimed to imply \[\lambda_1=\lambda_2,\qquad\mu_1=\mu_2\quad\text{throughout }\Omega.\] The maps act $H^{1/2}(\partial\Omega;\mathbb R^3)\to H^{-1/2}(\partial\Omega;\mathbb R^3)$, for solutions of $L_{\lambda,\mu}u=0$. Both elastic moduli may vary, without an additional closeness or constant-modulus hypothesis.Outline of the argument
Smooth isotropic elasticity uniqueness: Boundary determination supplies matching jets and common exterior coefficient extensions. Equality of displacement and traction permits physical solutions in the two media to be glued across the boundary, including their actual divergences. This exact exterior comparison is propagated through the interior system, identifying both moduli rather than only an auxiliary transformed coefficient.Formal verification
Family 372 describes Lean coverage for uniqueness of the two smooth positive-isotropic Lamé moduli from the full static traction map.Smooth isotropic elasticity uniqueness: The manuscript links ElasticityUniqueness.lean.
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OpenAI reports that an internal model produced the manuscripts. Their arguments have not been independently verified as proofs by this site. Any portion outside the documented formal scope may contain mistakes, and the catalogue label reports the announced mathematical claim.Sources
- OpenAI, Global Uniqueness for the Smooth Isotropic Elasticity Inverse Problem, 2026-09-24; citation key
OAI:Global-Uniqueness-for-the-Smooth-Isotropic-Elasticity-Inverse-Problem-September-24-2026. PDF (GitHub); PDF (direct); Manuscript page and citation; Latest version; Statement source: thm:main. - Family 372: Lean scope.
- Comparator ElasticityUniqueness.json.
- Comparator ElasticityUniqueness.lean.
- OpenAI catalogue entry.