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It is possible to have discrete normalizable eigenstates of energy with eigenvalues overlapping the continuous spectrum. A simple collection of examples exhibiting this behaviour is presented in this paper.
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This paper is dedicated to the memory of Professor B. Jouvet who saw clearly the close connection between renormalizable theories like the Lee model and the nonrenormalizable four-spinor interaction at a time when most physicists would not seriously entertain even the possibility.
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Sudarshan, E.C.G. (1981). Discrete States Buried in the Continuum. In: Tirapegui, E. (eds) Field Theory, Quantization and Statistical Physics. Mathematical Physics and Applied Mathematics, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8368-7_13
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