Abstract
A perturbation theory is presented which is suitable for the treatment of strong or resonant interactions in quantum systems described by time-independent Hamiltonians. The formulation is exact for finite-level systems and encompasses both nondegenerate and degenerate problems. The derivation is based on the partitioning of the levelshift operator, an operator which occurs naturally through the use of projection operators. The formulation is applied to the eigenvalue problem and to the calculation of the transition amplitude between states of the unperturbed system induced by a time-independent perturbation. The results are expressed in terms of Green's functions involving continued fractions which are truncated for finite-level systems.
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