TY - JOUR ID - Azamov2019 LB - Azamov2019 AU - Azamov, Nurulla AU - Daniels, Tom TI - On the imaginary part of coupling resonance points ST - On the imaginary part of coupling resonance points JO - Opuscula Math. JA - Opuscula Math. JF - Opuscula Mathematica PY - 2019 VL - 39 IS - 5 SP - 611 EP - 621 DO - https://doi.org/10.7494/OpMath.2019.39.5.611 UR - https://doi.org/10.7494/OpMath.2019.39.5.611 AB - We prove for rank one perturbations that the imaginary part of a coupling resonance point is inversely proportional by a factor of \(-2\) to the rate of change of the scattering phase, as a function of the coupling variable, evaluated at the real part of the resonance point. This equality is analogous to the Breit-Wigner formula from quantum scattering theory. For more general relatively trace class perturbations, we also give a formula for the spectral shift function in terms of coupling resonance points, non-real and real. KW - scattering matrix KW - scattering phase KW - resonance point KW - Breit-Wigner formula SN - 1232-9274 ER -