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The six generator deformation of the Lorentz algebra is presented. The Hopf algebra structure and the reality conditions are found. The chiral decomposition of SL(2, C) is generalized to theq-case. Casimir operators for theq-Lorentz algebra are given.
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This work was supported in part by the Director, Office of Energy Research, Office of High Energy and Nuclear Physics, Division of High Energy Physics of the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract DE-AC03-76SF00098 and in part by the National Science Foundation under grant PHY-85-15857.