Abstract
The authors combine two developments in the areas of mathematical physics and many body systems. The first is the introduction of systems of q-bosons in connection with the study of quantum groups. The second is the formulation of nonlinear dynamics for interacting many-particle systems. They demonstrate the role of quantum groups via the introduction of interacting q-bosons. A number of interesting properties emerge which involve dissipative nonlinear dynamics, bifurcation effects and transitions between localized and extended states.