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Fermi golden rule and decay width

Consider QM perturbation theory. For the hamiltonian $\hat{H} = \hat{H}_{0} + \hat{V}$, the set of eigenstates $\{|n\rangle\}$ of $\hat{H}_{0}$ and assuming time independence of $\hat{V}$, one has that the differential probability $dP_{if}(t)$ of…
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factor 2pi in golden rule

For the Golden Rule cross-section function, there is a factor $2pi$ in every delta function and a factor of $1/2pi$ for every derivative. Any easy and intuitive way to understand such factors?
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