The dual space isthe vector space of linear functionals, with pointwise operationsGiven the basis , its dual basis consists of the coordinate linear functionalsIn particular, .
The dual map acts by function composition:The composition is a linear functional on , and pointwise operations give . Thus this really is a linear transformation; its direction reverses that of .
For and ,so is the identity map on the dual space. If and , then, for and ,Equality on all vectors provesApply this to . It gives both and . Consequently the dual map is invertible and
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