https://doi.org/10.1007/s100529800816
Theoretical physics
Some comments on q-deformed oscillators and q-deformed su(2) algebras
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Lower Kent Ridge, 119260, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
* e-mail: scip6051@leonis.nus.edu.sg
** e-mail: phyohch@leonis.nus.edu.sg
Received:
21
July
1997
Revised:
28
November
1997
Published online: 16 September 2013
The various relations between q-deformed oscillators algebras and the q-deformed su(2) algebras are discussed. In particular, we exhibit the similarity of the q-deformed su(2) algebra obtained from q- oscillators via Schwinger construction and those obtained from q-Holstein-Primakoff transformation and show how the relation between 
and Hong Yan q-oscillator can be regarded as an special case of Inöuë- Wigner contraction. This latter observation and the imposition of positive norm requirement suggest that Hong Yan q-oscillator algebra is different from the usual algebra, contrary to current belief in the literature.
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