Abstract. Let M be a graded Lie algebra, together with graded Lie subalgebras L and A such that as a graded space M is the direct sum of L and A, and A is abelian. Let D be a degree one derivation of M squaring to zero and sending L into itself, then Voronov's construction of higher derived brackets associates to D a L∞ structure on A[−1]. It is known, and it follows from the results of this paper, that the resulting L∞ algebra is a weak model for the homotopy fiber of the inclusion of differential graded Lie algebras i :. We prove this fact using homotopical transfer of L∞ structures, in this way we also extend Voronov's construction when the assumption A abelian is dropped: the resulting formulas involve Bernoulli numbers. In the last section we consider some example and some further application.
Introductionbe the inclusion of a differential graded Lie subalgebra, recall that its homotopy fiber is the differential graded Lie algebra (dgla) In this paper we find explicit formulas under the additional assumption that A ⊂ M is a graded Lie subalgebra of M , then the L ∞ structure on A[−1] is given (after décalage) by the family of degree one symmetric brackets Φ(D) i :where S i is the symmetric group, ε(σ) = ε(σ; a 1 , . . . , a i ) is the Koszul sign and the B j are the Bernoulli numbers. ThewhereOur first main result is that with these definitions Date: September 9, 2013.