Adjoint reciprocity for a weighted Helmholtz operator ($L^{\mathrm{T}}u=\nabla \cdot [f\nabla (u/f)]+k^{2}u$)

For smooth positive $f$, let $L=f^{-1}\nabla \cdot (f\nabla )+k^2$. Its unweighted bilinear transpose is the displayed operator. If $v$ satisfies $\alpha v+\beta {\partial }_{n}v=0$, its transpose boundary condition is $\alpha u+\beta ({\partial }_{n}u-u{\partial }_n\log f)=0$. The resulting Green kernels satisfy $G_L({\mathbf{r}}_2,{\mathbf{r}}_1)=G_{L^{\mathrm{T}}}({\mathbf{r}}_1,{\mathbf{r}}_2)$. Equivalently $G_{L^{\mathrm{T}}}(\mathbf{r},{\mathbf{r}}_2)=f(\mathbf{r})G_L(\mathbf{r},{\mathbf{r}}_2)/f({\mathbf{r}}_2)$, exhibiting weighted acoustic Green-function reciprocity.