Quantization Scheme for Modular q-Difference Equations

We consider modular pairs of certain second-order q-difference equations. An example of such a pair is the t-Q Baxter equations for the quantum relativistic Toda lattice in the strong coupling regime. Another example from quantum mechanics is q-deformation of the Schrödinger equation with a hyperbolic potential. We show that the analyticity condition for the wave function or the Baxter function leads to a set of transcendental equations for the coefficients of the potential or the transfer matrix, the solution of which is their discrete spectrum