The q-Coulomb problem

There exist operator solutions of the q-Coulomb problem in both configuration and momentum space. Since the arguments of the corresponding amplitudes are noncommuting, however, there are problems of physical interpretation. Here we answer the question of physical interpretation by associating with the operator amplitude in momentum space a numerically valued amplitude lying in a Hilbert space defined by the SUq(2) algebra. This new amplitude, now depending on commuting arguments, may be interpreted by the usual rules of quantum mechanics and may also be Fourier transformed to yield the amplitude in configuration space.