Multiple-channel generalization of Lellouch-Luscher formula

We generalize the Lellouch-Luscher formula, relating weak matrix elements in finite and infinite volumes, to the case of multiple strongly coupled decay channels into two scalar particles. This is a necessary first step on the way to a lattice quantum chromodynamics calculation of weak decay rates for processes such as D -> pi pi and D -> K (K) over bar. We also present a field theoretic derivation of the generalization of Luscher's finite-volume quantization condition to multiple two-particle channels. We give fully explicit results for the case of two channels, including a form of the generalized Lellouch-Luscher formula expressed in terms of derivatives of the energies of finite-volume states with respect to the box size. Our results hold for arbitrary total momentum and for degenerate or nondegenerate particles.