Linear quantum addition rules

The quantum integer $[n]_q$ is the polynomial $1 + q + q^2 + ... + q^{n-1}.$ Two sequences of polynomials $\mathcal{U} = \{u_n(q)\}_{n=1}^{\infty}$ and $\mathcal{V} = \{v_n(q)\}_{n=1}^{\infty}$ define a {\em linear addition rule} $\oplus$ on a sequence $\mathcal{F} = \{f_n(q)\}_{n=1}^{\infty}$ by $f_m(q)\oplus f_n(q) = u_n(q)f_m(q) + v_m(q)f_n(q).$ This is called a {\em quantum addition rule} if $[m]_q \oplus [n]_q = [m+n]_q$ for all positive integers $m$ and $n$. In this paper all linear quantum addition rules are determined, and all solutions of the corresponding functional equations $f_m(q)\oplus f_n(q) = f_{m+n}(q)$ are computed.Comment: 8 pages; to appear in Integers: The Electronic Journal of Combinatorial Number Theor