Understanding the Relationship Between H^DaggerH and Dual Spaces

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Hi,

I have a related question to one I just posted:

Is H^DaggerH a dual vector space, or perhaps a dual vector field? Could H^dagger exist independently of H, or are they considered a kind of pair?
 
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The Hamiltonian is a Hermitian operator, so by definition [itex]H^{\dagger} = H[/itex].
 
Thanks, dipole... My question is probably not a very good one!