Perturbation theory
MATHEMATICAL METHODS USED TO FIND AN APPROXIMATE SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM WHICH CANNOT BE SOLVED EXACTLY
Perturbation methods; Pertubation Theory; Perturbation analysis; Perturbation (mathematics); Perturbation Theory; First-order non-singular perturbation theory; Higher order terms; Higher-order terms; Perturbation series; Perturbation theory (mathematics); Small perturbations
In mathematics and applied mathematics, perturbation theory comprises methods for finding an approximate solution to a problem, by starting from the exact solution of a related, simpler problem. A critical feature of the technique is a middle step that breaks the problem into "solvable" and "perturbative" parts.