Numerical Lattice QCD calculations are
necessarily performed in a finite volume and with Euclidean time. For
scattering, decay and transition amplitudes these constraints severely
limit the extraction of physical observables. However, great progress
has been made by using finite volume as a tool rather than an artifact,
and deriving non-perturbative relations between the finite- and
infinite-volume theories. Over a decade ago Lellouch and Luescher
derived such relation between finite-volume matrix elements and the
$\mathrm{K} \rightarrow \pi \pi$ decay amplitude. In this talk I explore
generalizations of this idea to semi-leptonic outstates, with brief
discussion on potential applications to B physics.