Quantum E(2) group and its Pontryagin dual
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The quantum deformation of the group of motions of the plane and its Pontryagin dual are described in details. It is shown that the Pontryagin dual is a quantum deformation of the group of transformations of the plane generated by translations and dilations. An explicite expression for the unitary bicharacter describing the Pontryagin duality is found. The Heisenberg commutation relations are written down.
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