Bilinear forms and hermitian forms for singularities: a survey

TL;DR

This survey reviews various approaches to bilinear and hermitian forms associated with isolated hypersurface singularities, clarifying their relationships without presenting new findings.

Contribution

It compiles and compares existing methods and viewpoints on bilinear and hermitian forms in the context of singularities, providing a comprehensive overview.

Findings

Clarifies relationships between bilinear and hermitian forms

Summarizes different approaches and viewpoints

Provides precise formulas connecting these forms

Abstract

The paper collects different approaches and viewpoints on bilinear forms and hermitian forms around isolated hypersurface singularities. It gives the relations between them in precise formulas. It does not contain new results.