Representations of two parameter quantum algebras and p,q-special functions

Abstract In this paper, the connection between p , q -analogue of special functions and representations of certain two parameter quantum algebras has been developed. The realizations of the representations of these quantum algebras are in terms of p , q -derivative operators. The matrix elements of these representations are computed in terms of the generalized p , q -hypergeometric series. This leads to the developments in the theory of p , q -special functions.