Time independant perturbation - Difficulty understanding derivation

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Hamiltonian is in the form ##H = H_0 + \lambda W##, where ##\lambda \ll 1## and ##W## is the perturbation. Assume the eigenstates ##\mid \psi(\lambda) \rangle## and engenenergies ##E(\lambda)## can be expanded in a power series of ##\lambda##.
$$\mid \phi(\lambda) \rangle = \mid 0 \rangle + \lambda \mid 1 \rangle + \dots + \lambda^q \mid q \rangle$$
$$ E(\lambda) = \epsilon_0 + \lambda \epsilon_1 + \dots + \lambda^q \epsilon_q $$
Substituting into the Schrodinger equation,
$$(H_0 + \lambda W) \left[ \sum_{q=0}^\infty \lambda^q \mid q \rangle \right] = \left[ \sum_{r=0}^\infty \lambda^r \epsilon_r \right] \left[ \sum_{s=0}^\infty \lambda^s \mid s \rangle \right]$$
By equating coefficients of successive powers of ##\lambda##,
$$ H_0 \mid 0 \rangle = \epsilon_0 \mid 0 \rangle $$
$$ (H_0 - \epsilon_0 ) \mid 1 \rangle + ( W - \epsilon_1 ) \mid 0 \rangle = 0 $$
$$ (H_0 - \epsilon_0 ) \mid 2 \rangle + ( W - \epsilon_1 ) \mid 1 \rangle - \epsilon_2 \mid 0 \rangle = 0$$
For the nth order,
$$ (H_0 - \epsilon_0) \mid n \rangle + (W - \epsilon_1) \mid n-1 \rangle - \epsilon_2 \mid n-2 \rangle + \dots - \epsilon_n \mid 0 \rangle = 0$$
The next part is what I don't understand. The following is what it says.

Note that we are free to choose the norm and the phase of ##\mid \psi ( \lambda ) \rangle ##, so we require that ##\mid \psi ( \lambda ) \rangle ## is normalized and that its phase is such that the inner product ##\langle 0 \mid \psi (\lambda) \rangle## is a real number. This implies that,
$$\langle 0 \mid 0 \rangle = 1$$
$$\langle 0 \mid 1 \rangle = \langle 1 \mid 0 \rangle = 0$$
$$\langle 0 \mid 2 \rangle = \langle 2 \mid 0 \rangle = -\frac{1}{2} \langle 1 \mid 1 \rangle$$
For the nth order we obtain,
$$\langle 0 \mid n \rangle = \langle n \mid 0 \rangle = -\frac{1}{2} \left( \langle n-1 \mid 1 \rangle + \langle n-2 \mid 2 \rangle + \dots + \langle 2 \mid n-2 \rangle + \langle 1 \mid n-1 \rangle \right)$$
How is this obtained?
 
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Take the form you have, |φ(λ)> = |0> + λ|1> + ... Write out <φ(λ)|φ(λ)> = <0|0> + ... Set it equal to 1, and equate powers of λ. The λ0 term gives you 1 = <0|0>, the λ1 term gives you 0 = <0|1> + <1|0>, and so on.
 
Got it. Thanks.
 
OK. I still don't get it.

What does "We require ... its phase is such that the inner product ##\langle 0 \mid \psi \rangle## is a real number." mean? Why does ##\langle 0 \mid \psi \rangle## need to be a real number?

Also,
$$\langle \psi (\lambda) \mid = \langle 0 \mid + \lambda^* \langle 1 \mid + (\lambda^*)^2 \langle 2 \mid + \dots + (\lambda^*)^q \langle q \mid$$, right?

Then,
$$
\begin{eqnarray}
\langle \psi (\lambda) \mid \psi (\lambda) \rangle = 1 & = & \langle 0 \mid 0 \rangle + \lambda \langle 0 \mid 1 \rangle + \lambda^2 \langle 0 \mid 2 \rangle + \dots + \lambda^q \langle 0 \mid q \rangle\\
& & + \lambda^* \langle 1 \mid 0 \rangle + \lambda^* \lambda \langle 1 \mid 1 \rangle + \lambda^* \lambda^2 \langle 1 \mid 2 \rangle + \dots + \lambda^* \lambda^q \langle 1 \mid q \rangle\\
& & \vdots\\
& & + (\lambda^*)^q \langle q \mid 0 \rangle + (\lambda^*)^q \lambda \langle q \mid 1 \rangle + (\lambda^*)^q \lambda^2 \langle q \mid 2 \rangle + \dots + (\lambda^*)^q \lambda^q \langle q \mid q \rangle\\
\end{eqnarray}
$$
Is this correct? If it is, what do I do with all these ##\lambda^*##s?
 
I would assume that ##\lambda## is real; after all it is a dummy parameter that characterises the strength of the perturbation. In most calculations, ##\lambda## is set to 1 at the end - it is mainly used for keeping track of the orders only.
 
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