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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=mathematics">mathematics</a>, <b>perturbation theory</b> comprises methods for finding an <a href="page.php?w=approximation_theory">approximate solution</a> to a problem, by starting from the exact <a href="page.php?w=solution_%28equation%29">solution</a> of a related, simpler problem. A critical feature of the technique is a middle step that breaks the problem into "solvable" and "perturbative" parts.  In <b>regular perturbation theory</b>, the solution is expressed as a <a href="page.php?w=power_series">power series</a> in</p><p>
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