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In this paper, we construct a Lie 2-algebra associated to every Leibniz algebra via the skew-symmetrization.
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Presented by Michel Van den Bergh.
Research supported by NSF of China (11101179, 11471139) and NSF of Jilin Province (20140520054JH).
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Sheng, Y., Liu, Z. From Leibniz Algebras to Lie 2-algebras. Algebr Represent Theor 19, 1–5 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10468-015-9556-5
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