Quantum deformation of two four-dimensional spin foam models

We construct the q-deformed version of two four-dimensional spin foam models, the Euclidean and Lorentzian versions of the Engle, Pereira, Rovelli and Livine (EPRL) model. The q-deformed models are based on the representation theory of two copies of [12pt]{minimal}{document}Uq(su(2)){document}Uq(su(2)) at a root of unity and on the quantum Lorentz group with a real deformation parameter. For both models, we give a definition of the quantum EPRL intertwiners, study their convergence and braiding properties, and construct an amplitude for the four-simplexes. We find that both of the resulting models are convergent.