  A wave-function framework for the theory of the (e,e'N) reaction is presented
in order to justify the use of coupled channel equations in the usual Feynman
matrix element. The overall wave function containing the electron and nucleon
coordinates is expanded in a basis set of eigenstates of the nuclear
Hamiltonian, which contain both bound states as well as continuum states.. The
latter have an ingoing nucleon with a variable momentum Q incident on the
daughter nucleus as a target, with as many outgoing channels as desirable. The
Dirac Eqs. for the electron part of the wave function acquire inhomogeneous
terms, and require the use of distorted electron Green's functions for their
solutions. The condition that the asymptotic wave function contain only the
appropriate momentum Q_k for the outgoing nucleon, which corresponds to the
electron momentum k through energy conservation, is achieved through the use of
the steepest descent saddle point method, commonly used in three-body
calculations.
