Resonance Theory for Schrödinger Operators Dedicated to J . L . Lebowitz , on the occasion of his 70 th birthday

Resonances which result from perturbation of embedded eigenvalues are studied by time dependent methods. A general theory is developed, with new and weaker conditions, allowing for perturbations of threshold eigenvalues and relaxed Fermi Golden rule. The exponential decay rate of resonances is addressed; its uniqueness in the time dependent picture is shown is certain cases. The relation to the existence of meromorphic continuation of the properly weighted Green’s function to time dependent resonance is further elucidated, by giving an equivalent time dependent asymptotic expansion of the solutions of the Schrödinger equation.