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In this note we outline the history of q-deformations, indicate their physical shortcomings, suggest their apparent resolution via an invariant Lie-admissible formulation based on a new mathematics of genotopic type, and point out their expected physical significance.
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This paper is dedicated to the memory of Larry Biedenharn, my teacher of the rotational symmetry
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Santilli, R.M. Invariant Lie-admissible formulation of quantum deformations. Found Phys 27, 1159–1177 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02551439
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