Packet 3: Tossup 22

An approximation named for these phenomena cannot describe the Schwinger effect since it breaks down when the coupling constant becomes large near Landau poles. Using an approach named for these phenomena (-5[1])on a two-level system can be used to derive the non-crossing theorem (15[1])and the Rabi problem. (15[1])The basis of wavefunctions must be mutually orthogonal in order to avoid dividing (-5[1])by zero when calculating (15[1])the impact (15[1])of these phenomena on (*) degenerate systems. (10[3])Wavefunctions (10[2])are (10[1])expressed as truncated divergent series in a time-dependent theory of these (10[1])phenomena (-5[1])that approximates (10[4])their transition probabilities using Fermi’s Golden (-5[1])Rule. (-5[1])Spin-orbit coupling is an (10[1])example of these phenomena that are represented as “epsilon” (-5[1])in the Hamiltonian. (10[2])For 10 points, (10[2])name these small (-5[1])deviations (10[1])from (-5[1])a (10[2])solved (10[3])system. (10[5])■END■ (10[9]0[4])

ANSWER: perturbations [accept time-dependent or time-independent perturbation theory; accept perturbation series; accept perturbative expansion or perturbative approximation; accept harmonic perturbations]
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Eric MukherjeeAna Pauker? I hardly know her!The Umayyad Caliphate be like REPEAL NAPHTHA30-5
Geoffrey Chenhttps://i.imgur.com/C6nN2FE.pngJHU4215
Iain CarpenterPenn StateUNC Charity4615
Billy BusseThe Worst Trade Deal in the History of Trade DealsLex59-5
Gus ReddingDour StraitsH Charlson's Washed Up Scrubs6315
Alex AkridgeIndianaExecute Order 6 76515
Dan NiMuscle Mass Extinction Event1000000 Delinquents7110
Maxwell YeQuebecois Olga Tokarczuk be like 'freins de jacob interdits'Invective Against Swans7110
Joseph KrolA Neg of Beauty is a Joy ForeverThe Third Time when she was Given to Answer the Hard and the Easy, and Answered Only the Easy7110
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Colin VeeversStrange Case of Dr. Joker and Mr. PennywiseLicence to Bill7210
Neil GurramConstans Constantius and Constantine Jr.Berkeley A7310
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Matthew WangUBC AUBC B85-5
Cameron EkemanThe "C" TeamSix Quizbowlers in Search of Owen Minmo8710
Jeremy CummingsContessa DoraRosslyn Academic Team8710
John John GrogerWashUSt. Marx8710
Danny HanStanford ATeam 78710
Eric BobrowUntitled by Alexander McQueen by Premeditated Chaos by Alexander McQueen by Percival EverettNYU B or not NYU B (that is the question)93-5
Ryan RosenbergNYU AHabitat 6794-5
Kai SmithShipping Down from BallstonNoah Sheidlower 9810
Aaron Dos RemediosGuelph ClozeI'm just here (being trivia club president) so I won't get fined107-5
Kevin WangCapital One in the Twenty-First CenturySurrealist Subcommandante Marcos be like Esto no es una pipa11010
Michał GerasimiukStanford BTeam 811010
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Parker McCoigUTKGirls who Just Want to Have Fun + Liam11710
William HoustonChicago !AThe tram is not in service; please use the moving walkway.118-5
OphirMaryland F♯ A♯ ∞Catholic University A11910
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Asha BasuI'm just here (being trivia club president) so I won't get finedGuelph Cloze1220
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Dexter HineAbbas I founded the AbbasidsThe Unbearable Heaviness of History Players12210
John ChenUBC BUBC A12210
Vicent DuThe Umayyad Caliphate be like REPEAL NAPHTHAAna Pauker? I hardly know her!12210

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
2026 NAFTA at Stanford01/17/20264100%0%0%97.50
2026 NAFTA at UBC01/17/20262100%0%50%122.00
2025 NAFTA Online02/14/2026475%0%25%109.33
2026 NAFTA at Vanderbilt02/14/20263100%0%33%120.00
2025 NAFTA at Toronto09/13/2025580%0%20%109.00
2025 NAFTA at Maryland09/27/20255100%40%0%83.00
2025 NAFTA at Harvard10/04/20253100%0%0%115.00
2025 NAFTA at Oxford10/11/20254100%25%0%91.75
2025 NAFTA at Chicago11/08/2025683%17%33%89.80
2025 NAFTA at Columbia11/08/20255100%0%40%102.60
2025 NAFTA at Richmond12/20/20252100%0%0%96.50