Abstract:
We reduce the $q$-KP hierarchy and the $q$-mKP hierarchy. By using the link between the $q$-KP hierarchy and the $q$-mKP hierarchy, we obtain a relation between the $q$-KdV and the $q$-mKdV hierarchies, as well as a relation between the $q$-Boussinesq and $q$-mBoussinesq equations. The connection between them can also be established by a gauge transformation. We verify that when in the limit $q\to 1$, these relations correspond to the results for classical systems.