2.I.8B
Part IB, 2001
Let be a finite-dimensional vector space over a field . Describe a bijective correspondence between the set of bilinear forms on , and the set of linear maps of to its dual space . If are non-degenerate bilinear forms on , prove that there exists an isomorphism such that for all . If furthermore both are symmetric, show that is self-adjoint (i.e. equals its adjoint) with respect to .