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We make use of divergent power series that pretend to be convergent. They help us to solve some QM problems that cannot be solved exactly. In the end, this even leads us to the Golden Rule.
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C. Cohen-Tannoudji, B. Diu, F. Laloe, Quantum Mechanics, 2 vols (Wiley, 1992). (Good textbook with detailed explanations. Particularly extensive when it comes to stationary perturbation theory and the real hydrogen atom)
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Schwindt, JM. (2016). Perturbation Theory. In: Conceptual Basis of Quantum Mechanics. Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24526-3_11
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