What is Bilinear form: Definition and 12 Discussions

In mathematics, a bilinear form on a vector space V is a bilinear map V × V → K, where K is the field of scalars. In other words, a bilinear form is a function B : V × V → K that is linear in each argument separately:

B(u + v, w) = B(u, w) + B(v, w) and B(λu, v) = λB(u, v)
B(u, v + w) = B(u, v) + B(u, w) and B(u, λv) = λB(u, v)The dot product on





R


n




{\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ^{n}}
is an example of a bilinear form.The definition of a bilinear form can be extended to include modules over a ring, with linear maps replaced by module homomorphisms.
When K is the field of complex numbers C, one is often more interested in sesquilinear forms, which are similar to bilinear forms but are conjugate linear in one argument.

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