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It is explicitly shown how the Lie algebras can be associated with the analytic Moufang loops. The resulting Lie algebra commutation relations are well known from the theory of alternative algebras and can be seen as a preliminary step to quantum Moufang loops.
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Paal, E. Moufang Loops and Lie Algebras. Czechoslovak Journal of Physics 53, 1101–1104 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:CJOP.0000010540.18158.dc
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