Abstract

A quantum algebra method for deducing the symmetries of discrete equations on uniform lattices is proposed. In principle, such a procedure can be applied to discretizations in a single coordinate (space or time) and the symmetries obtained in this way are indeed differential-difference operators. Firstly, the method is illustrated on two known examples that have been also analysed from the usual Lie symmetry approach: a uniform space lattice discretization of the (1+1) free heat-Schrodinger equation associated to a quantum Schrodinger algebra, and a discrete space (1+1) wave equation provided by a quantumso(2, 2) algebra. Furthermore, we construct a discrete space (2+1) wave equation from a new quantumso(3, 2) algebra, to show that this method is useful in higher dimensions. Time discretizations are also commented.

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