Inverse scattering for the multipoint potentials of Bethe−Peierls−Thomas−Fermi type^*

Abstract We consider the Schrödinger equation with a multipoint potential of the Bethe−Peierls−Thomas−Fermi type. We show that such a potential in dimension d = 2 or d = 3 is uniquely determined by its scattering amplitude at a fixed positive energy. Moreover, we show that there is no non-zero potential of this type with zero scattering amplitude at a fixed positive energy and a fixed incident direction. Nevertheless, we also show that a multipoint potential of this type is not uniquely determined by its scattering amplitude at a positive energy E and a fixed incident direction. Our proofs also contribute to the theory of inverse source problem for the Helmholtz equation with multipoint source.