Dual space of weighted $L^p(\omega)$

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Let $\omega \in A_p$, where $A_p$ is the family of Muckenhoupt weights. I'm wondering what is the topological dual space of $L^p(\omega)$. Is it isometrically isomorphic to $L^q(\omega)$? (1/p + 1/q = 1) I have the feeling that the answer would be something like $L^q(\omega ^{1/q})$ but I don't know how to check this.

My attemp: If $f \in L^p(\omega)$ and $g \in L^q(\omega)$ then $f \omega^{1/p} \in L^p$ and $g \omega^{1/q} \in L^q$ and hence, by Hölder inequality, $fg \in L^1(\omega)$. I'm not sure what this means. Should $fg$ belong to unweighted $L^1$ of is this right? Does this mean $<f,g>$ can be interpreted as a weighted pair of duality in some sense? I think I have some confussion with the concept "pair of duality".

Any clarification or help with all this confusion would be really really appreciated. Thanks.

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The duality between $L^p$ and $L^q$ is true for any measure space . In particular, it holds for $L^p\bigl(\mathbb{R}^n,w\,dx)$. The fact that $w\in A_p$ is unnecessary. The pairing between $L^p(w)$ and $L^q(w)$ is given by $$ \langle f,g\rangle=\int_{\mathbb{R}^n}f\,g\,w,\quad f\in L^p(w),g\in L^q(w). $$