passagemath-symbolics 10.6.40__cp314-cp314t-macosx_13_0_x86_64.whl

sage/manifolds/vector_bundle.py

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+# sage_setup: distribution = sagemath-symbolics
+r"""
+Topological Vector Bundle
+
+Let `K` be a topological field. A *vector bundle* of rank `n` over the field
+`K` and over a topological manifold `B` (base space) is a topological manifold
+`E` (total space) together with a continuous and surjective map `\pi: E \to B`
+such that for every point `p \in B`, we have:
+
+- the set `E_p=\pi^{-1}(p)` has the vector space structure of `K^n`,
+- there is a neighborhood `U \subset B` of `p` and a homeomorphism
+  (trivialization) `\varphi: \pi^{-1}(p) \to U \times K^n` such that `\varphi`
+  is compatible with the fibers, namely `\pi \circ \varphi^{-1} = \mathrm{pr}_1`,
+  and `v \mapsto \varphi^{-1}(q,v)` is a linear isomorphism between `K^n` and
+  `E_q` for any `q \in U`.
+
+AUTHORS:
+
+- Michael Jung (2019) : initial version
+
+REFERENCES:
+
+- [Lee2013]_
+- [Mil1974]_
+"""
+
+#******************************************************************************
+#       Copyright (C) 2019 Michael Jung <micjung@uni-potsdam.de>
+#
+#  Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL)
+#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
+#  the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#                  https://www.gnu.org/licenses/
+#******************************************************************************
+
+import sage.rings.abc
+from sage.categories.vector_bundles import VectorBundles
+from sage.manifolds.vector_bundle_fiber import VectorBundleFiber
+from sage.rings.cc import CC
+from sage.rings.integer import Integer
+from sage.rings.real_mpfr import RR
+from sage.structure.category_object import CategoryObject
+from sage.structure.unique_representation import UniqueRepresentation
+
+
+class TopologicalVectorBundle(CategoryObject, UniqueRepresentation):
+    r"""
+    An instance of this class is a topological vector bundle `E \to B` over a
+    topological field `K`.
+
+    INPUT:
+
+    - ``rank`` -- positive integer; rank of the vector bundle
+    - ``name`` -- string representation given to the total space
+    - ``base_space`` -- the base space (topological manifold) over which the
+      vector bundle is defined
+    - ``field`` -- field `K` which gives the fibers the structure of a
+      vector space over `K`; allowed values are
+
+      - ``'real'`` or an object of type ``RealField`` (e.g., ``RR``) for
+        a vector bundle over `\RR`
+      - ``'complex'`` or an object of type ``ComplexField`` (e.g., ``CC``)
+        for a vector bundle over `\CC`
+      - an object in the category of topological fields (see
+        :class:`~sage.categories.fields.Fields` and
+        :class:`~sage.categories.topological_spaces.TopologicalSpaces`)
+        for other types of topological fields
+
+    - ``latex_name`` -- (default: ``None``) LaTeX representation given to the
+      total space
+    - ``category`` -- (default: ``None``) to specify the category; if
+      ``None``, ``VectorBundles(base_space, c_field)`` is assumed (see the
+      category :class:`~sage.categories.vector_bundles.VectorBundles`)
+    - ``unique_tag`` -- (default: ``None``) tag used to force the construction
+      of a new object when all the other arguments have been used previously
+      (without ``unique_tag``, the
+      :class:`~sage.structure.unique_representation.UniqueRepresentation`
+      behavior would return the previously constructed object corresponding to
+      these arguments)
+
+    EXAMPLES:
+
+    A real line bundle over some 4-dimensional topological manifold::
+
+        sage: M = Manifold(4, 'M', structure='top')
+        sage: E = M.vector_bundle(1, 'E'); E
+        Topological real vector bundle E -> M of rank 1 over the base space
+         4-dimensional topological manifold M
+        sage: E.base_space()
+        4-dimensional topological manifold M
+        sage: E.base_ring()
+        Real Field with 53 bits of precision
+        sage: E.rank()
+        1
+
+    For a more sophisticated example, let us define a non-trivial
+    2-manifold to work with::
+
+        sage: M = Manifold(2, 'M', structure='top')
+        sage: U = M.open_subset('U') ; V = M.open_subset('V')
+        sage: M.declare_union(U,V)   # M is the union of U and V
+        sage: c_xy.<x,y> = U.chart() ; c_uv.<u,v> = V.chart()
+        sage: xy_to_uv = c_xy.transition_map(c_uv, (x+y, x-y),
+        ....:                    intersection_name='W', restrictions1= x>0,
+        ....:                    restrictions2= u+v>0)
+        sage: uv_to_xy = xy_to_uv.inverse()
+        sage: W = U.intersection(V)
+        sage: E = M.vector_bundle(2, 'E'); E
+        Topological real vector bundle E -> M of rank 2 over the base space
+         2-dimensional topological manifold M
+
+    Now, there a two ways to go. Most effortlessly, we define
+    trivializations similar to charts (see
+    :class:`~sage.manifolds.trivialization.Trivialization`)::
+
+        sage: phi_U = E.trivialization('phi_U', domain=U); phi_U
+        Trivialization (phi_U, E|_U)
+        sage: phi_V = E.trivialization('phi_V', domain=V); phi_V
+        Trivialization (phi_V, E|_V)
+        sage: transf = phi_U.transition_map(phi_V, [[0,x],[x,0]]) # transition map between trivializations
+        sage: fU = phi_U.frame(); fU
+        Trivialization frame (E|_U, ((phi_U^*e_1),(phi_U^*e_2)))
+        sage: fV = phi_V.frame(); fV
+        Trivialization frame (E|_V, ((phi_V^*e_1),(phi_V^*e_2)))
+        sage: E.changes_of_frame() # random
+        {(Local frame (E|_W, ((phi_U^*e_1),(phi_U^*e_2))),
+         Local frame (E|_W, ((phi_V^*e_1),(phi_V^*e_2)))): Automorphism
+         phi_U^(-1)*phi_V^(-1) of the Free module C^0(W;E) of sections on
+         the Open subset W of the 2-dimensional topological manifold M with
+         values in the real vector bundle E of rank 2,
+         (Local frame (E|_W, ((phi_V^*e_1),(phi_V^*e_2))),
+         Local frame (E|_W, ((phi_U^*e_1),(phi_U^*e_2)))): Automorphism
+         phi_U^(-1)*phi_V of the Free module C^0(W;E) of sections on the
+         Open subset W of the 2-dimensional topological manifold M with
+         values in the real vector bundle E of rank 2}
+
+    Then, the atlas of `E` consists of all known trivializations defined
+    on E::
+
+        sage: E.atlas() # a shallow copy of the atlas
+        [Trivialization (phi_U, E|_U), Trivialization (phi_V, E|_V)]
+
+    Or we just define frames, an automorphism on the free
+    section module over the intersection domain `W` and declare the change
+    of frame manually (for more details consult
+    :class:`~sage.manifolds.local_frame.LocalFrame`)::
+
+        sage: eU = E.local_frame('eU', domain=U); eU
+        Local frame (E|_U, (eU_0,eU_1))
+        sage: eUW = eU.restrict(W) # to trivialize E|_W
+        sage: eV = E.local_frame('eV', domain=V); eV
+        Local frame (E|_V, (eV_0,eV_1))
+        sage: eVW = eV.restrict(W)
+        sage: a = E.section_module(domain=W).automorphism(); a
+        Automorphism of the Free module C^0(W;E) of sections on the Open
+         subset W of the 2-dimensional topological manifold M with values in
+         the real vector bundle E of rank 2
+        sage: a[eUW,:] = [[0,x],[x,0]]
+        sage: E.set_change_of_frame(eUW, eVW, a)
+        sage: E.change_of_frame(eUW, eVW)
+        Automorphism of the Free module C^0(W;E) of sections on the Open
+         subset W of the 2-dimensional topological manifold M with values in
+         the real vector bundle E of rank 2
+
+    Now, the list of all known frames defined on `E` can be displayed via
+    :meth:`frames`::
+
+        sage: E.frames() # a shallow copy of all known frames on E
+        [Trivialization frame (E|_U, ((phi_U^*e_1),(phi_U^*e_2))),
+         Trivialization frame (E|_V, ((phi_V^*e_1),(phi_V^*e_2))),
+         Local frame (E|_W, ((phi_U^*e_1),(phi_U^*e_2))),
+         Local frame (E|_W, ((phi_V^*e_1),(phi_V^*e_2))),
+         Local frame (E|_U, (eU_0,eU_1)),
+         Local frame (E|_W, (eU_0,eU_1)),
+         Local frame (E|_V, (eV_0,eV_1)),
+         Local frame (E|_W, (eV_0,eV_1))]
+
+    By definition `E` is a manifold, in this case of dimension 4 (notice
+    that the induced charts are not implemented, yet)::
+
+        sage: E.total_space()
+        4-dimensional topological manifold E
+
+    The method :meth:`section` returns a section while the method
+    :meth:`section_module` returns the section module on the corresponding
+    domain::
+
+        sage: s = E.section(name='s'); s
+        Section s on the 2-dimensional topological manifold M with values in
+         the real vector bundle E of rank 2
+        sage: s in E.section_module()
+        True
+    """
+    def __init__(self, rank, name, base_space, field='real',
+                 latex_name=None, category=None, unique_tag=None):
+        r"""
+        Construct a topological vector bundle.
+
+        TESTS::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(2, 'M', structure='top')
+            sage: from sage.manifolds.vector_bundle import TopologicalVectorBundle
+            sage: TopologicalVectorBundle(2, 'E', M)
+            Topological real vector bundle E -> M of rank 2 over the base space
+             2-dimensional topological manifold M
+        """
+        if base_space is None:
+            raise ValueError("a base space must be provided")
+        ###
+        # Handle the field:
+        if field == 'real':
+            self._field = RR
+            self._field_type = field
+        elif field == 'complex':
+            self._field = CC
+            self._field_type = field
+        else:
+            self._field = field
+            if isinstance(field, sage.rings.abc.RealField):
+                self._field_type = 'real'
+            elif isinstance(field, sage.rings.abc.ComplexField):
+                self._field_type = 'complex'
+            else:
+                self._field_type = 'neither_real_nor_complex'
+        bs_field = base_space.base_field()
+        if not bs_field.is_subring(self._field):
+            raise ValueError("for concrete implementation, manifold's base "
+                             "field must be a subfield of the vector bundle's "
+                             "base field")
+        ###
+        # Get the category:
+        if category is None:
+            category = VectorBundles(base_space, self._field)
+        CategoryObject.__init__(self, base=self._field,
+                                category=category)
+        # Check rank:
+        if not isinstance(rank, (int, Integer)):
+            raise TypeError("the rank must be an integer")
+        if rank < 1:
+            raise ValueError("the rank must be strictly positive")
+        ###
+        # Define remaining attributes:
+        self._rank = rank
+        self._diff_degree = 0
+        self._base_space = base_space
+        self._total_space = None
+        self._orientation = []  # set no orientation a priori
+        ###
+        # Set names:
+        self._name = name
+        if latex_name is None:
+            self._latex_name = self._name
+        else:
+            self._latex_name = latex_name
+        ###
+        # Initialize quantities like frames and trivializations:
+        self._init_attributes()
+
+    def _init_attributes(self):
+        r"""
+        Initialize the derived quantities.
+
+        TESTS::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(2, 'M', structure='topological')
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(2, 'E')
+            sage: E._init_attributes()
+        """
+        self._section_modules = {} # dict of section modules with domains as
+                                   # keys
+        self._atlas = []  # list of trivializations defined on self
+        self._transitions = {} # dictionary of transition maps (key: pair of
+                               # of trivializations)
+        self._frames = []  # list of local frames for self
+        self._frame_changes = {}  # dictionary of changes of frames
+        self._coframes = [] # list of local coframes for self
+        self._trivial_parts = set() # subsets of base space on which self is
+                                    # trivial
+        self._def_frame = None
+
+    def base_space(self):
+        r"""
+        Return the base space of the vector bundle.
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(2, 'M', structure='top')
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(2, 'E')
+            sage: E.base_space()
+            2-dimensional topological manifold M
+        """
+        return self._base_space
+
+    def base_field_type(self):
+        r"""
+        Return the type of topological field on which the fibers are defined.
+
+        OUTPUT:
+
+        A string describing the field, with three possible values:
+
+        - ``'real'`` for the real field `\RR`
+        - ``'complex'`` for the complex field `\CC`
+        - ``'neither_real_nor_complex'`` for a field different from `\RR` and `\CC`
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(2, 'M', structure='top')
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(2, 'E', field=CC)
+            sage: E.base_field_type()
+            'complex'
+        """
+        return self._field_type
+
+    def base_field(self):
+        r"""
+        Return the field on which the fibers are defined.
+
+        OUTPUT: a topological field
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(3, 'M', structure='topological')
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(2, 'E', field=CC)
+            sage: E.base_field()
+            Complex Field with 53 bits of precision
+        """
+        return self._field
+
+    def rank(self):
+        r"""
+        Return the rank of the vector bundle.
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(2, 'M', structure='top')
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(3, 'E')
+            sage: E.rank()
+            3
+        """
+        return self._rank
+
+    def _repr_object_name(self):
+        r"""
+        String name of the object without structure.
+
+        TESTS::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(2, 'M', structure='top')
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(1, 'E')
+            sage: E._repr_object_name()
+            'real vector bundle E -> M of rank 1 over the base space
+             2-dimensional topological manifold M'
+        """
+        desc = self.base_field_type() + " "
+        desc += "vector bundle "
+        desc += self._name + " -> " + self.base_space()._name + " "
+        desc += "of rank {} ".format(self._rank)
+        desc += "over the base space {}".format(self.base_space())
+        return desc
+
+    def _repr_(self):
+        r"""
+        String representation of ``self``.
+
+        TESTS::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(2, 'M', structure='top')
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(1, 'E')
+            sage: E._repr_()
+            'Topological real vector bundle E -> M of rank 1 over the base space
+             2-dimensional topological manifold M'
+        """
+        desc = "Topological "
+        desc += self._repr_object_name()
+        return desc
+
+    def _latex_(self):
+        r"""
+        Return the LaTeX representation of the object.
+
+        TESTS::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(2, 'M', structure='top')
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(1, 'E')
+            sage: E._latex_()
+            'E\\to M'
+        """
+        latex = self._latex_name
+        latex += r'\to '
+        latex += self.base_space()._latex_name
+        return latex
+
+    def _add_local_frame(self, frame):
+        r"""
+        Helper method to add local frames to the vector bundle.
+
+        INPUT:
+
+        - ``frame`` -- the local frame that shall be added
+
+        TESTS::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(3, 'M', structure='top')
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(2, 'E')
+            sage: e = E.local_frame('e')
+            sage: E._add_local_frame(e)
+            sage: E._frames
+            [Local frame (E|_M, (e_0,e_1)), Local frame (E|_M, (e_0,e_1))]
+        """
+        self._trivial_parts.add(frame.domain())
+        self._frames.append(frame)
+
+    def trivialization(self, name, domain=None, latex_name=None):
+        r"""
+        Return a trivialization of ``self`` over the domain ``domain``.
+
+        INPUT:
+
+        - ``domain`` -- (default: ``None``) domain on which the trivialization
+          is defined; if ``None`` the base space is assumed
+        - ``name`` -- (default: ``None``) name given to the trivialization
+        - ``latex_name`` -- (default: ``None``) LaTeX name given to the
+          trivialization
+
+        OUTPUT:
+
+        - a :class:`~sage.manifolds.trivialization.Trivialization` representing
+          a trivialization of `E`
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(3, 'M')
+            sage: U = M.open_subset('U')
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(2, 'E')
+            sage: phi = E.trivialization('phi', domain=U); phi
+            Trivialization (phi, E|_U)
+        """
+        if domain is None:
+            domain = self._base_space
+        from sage.manifolds.trivialization import Trivialization
+        return Trivialization(self, name, domain=domain, latex_name=latex_name)
+
+    def transitions(self):
+        r"""
+        Return the transition maps defined over subsets of the base space.
+
+        OUTPUT: dictionary of transition maps, with pairs of trivializations as keys
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(3, 'M')
+            sage: X.<x,y,z> = M.chart()
+            sage: U = M.open_subset('U')
+            sage: V = M.open_subset('V')
+            sage: X_UV = X.restrict(U.intersection(V))
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(2, 'E')
+            sage: phi_U = E.trivialization('phi_U', domain=U)
+            sage: phi_V = E.trivialization('phi_U', domain=V)
+            sage: phi_U_to_phi_V = phi_U.transition_map(phi_V, 1)
+            sage: E.transitions() # random
+            {(Trivialization (phi_U, E|_U),
+             Trivialization (phi_U, E|_V)): Transition map from Trivialization
+             (phi_U, E|_U) to Trivialization (phi_U, E|_V),
+             (Trivialization (phi_U, E|_V),
+             Trivialization (phi_U, E|_U)): Transition map from Trivialization
+             (phi_U, E|_V) to Trivialization (phi_U, E|_U)}
+        """
+        return self._transitions.copy()
+
+    def transition(self, triv1, triv2):
+        r"""
+        Return the transition map between two trivializations defined over the
+        manifold.
+
+        The transition map must have been defined previously, for instance by
+        the method
+        :meth:`~sage.manifolds.trivialization.Trivialization.transition_map`.
+
+        INPUT:
+
+        - ``triv1`` -- trivialization 1
+        - ``triv2`` -- trivialization 2
+
+        OUTPUT:
+
+        - instance of :class:`~sage.manifolds.trivialization.TransitionMap`
+          representing the transition map from trivialization 1 to
+          trivialization 2
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(3, 'M')
+            sage: X.<x,y,z> = M.chart()
+            sage: U = M.open_subset('U')
+            sage: V = M.open_subset('V')
+            sage: X_UV = X.restrict(U.intersection(V))
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(2, 'E')
+            sage: phi_U = E.trivialization('phi_U', domain=U)
+            sage: phi_V = E.trivialization('phi_V', domain=V)
+            sage: phi_U_to_phi_V = phi_U.transition_map(phi_V, 1)
+            sage: E.transition(phi_V, phi_U)
+            Transition map from Trivialization (phi_V, E|_V) to Trivialization
+             (phi_U, E|_U)
+        """
+        if (triv1, triv2) not in self._transitions:
+            raise TypeError("the transition map from " +
+                            "{} to {}".format(triv1, triv2) + " has not " +
+                            "been defined on the {}".format(self))
+        return self._transitions[(triv1, triv2)]
+
+    def atlas(self):
+        r"""
+        Return the list of trivializations that have been defined for ``self``.
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(3, 'M')
+            sage: U = M.open_subset('U')
+            sage: V = M.open_subset('V')
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(2, 'E')
+            sage: phi_U = E.trivialization('phi_U', domain=U)
+            sage: phi_V = E.trivialization('phi_V', domain=V)
+            sage: phi_M = E.trivialization('phi_M')
+            sage: E.atlas()
+            [Trivialization (phi_U, E|_U),
+             Trivialization (phi_V, E|_V),
+             Trivialization (phi_M, E|_M)]
+        """
+        return list(self._atlas) # Make a (shallow) copy
+
+    def is_manifestly_trivial(self):
+        r"""
+        Return ``True`` if ``self`` is manifestly a trivial bundle, i.e. there
+        exists a frame or a trivialization defined on the whole base space.
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(2, 'M', structure='top')
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(1, 'E')
+            sage: U = M.open_subset('U')
+            sage: V = M.open_subset('V')
+            sage: M.declare_union(U, V)
+            sage: phi_U = E.trivialization('phi_U', domain=U); phi_U
+            Trivialization (phi_U, E|_U)
+            sage: phi_V = E.trivialization('phi_V', domain=V); phi_V
+            Trivialization (phi_V, E|_V)
+            sage: E.is_manifestly_trivial()
+            False
+            sage: E.trivialization('phi_M', M)
+            Trivialization (phi_M, E|_M)
+            sage: E.is_manifestly_trivial()
+            True
+        """
+        return self.base_space() in self._trivial_parts
+
+    def section_module(self, domain=None, force_free=False):
+        r"""
+        Return the section module of continuous sections on ``self``.
+
+        See :class:`~sage.manifolds.section_module.SectionModule` for a complete
+        documentation.
+
+        INPUT:
+
+        - ``domain`` -- (default: ``None``) the domain on which the module is
+          defined; if ``None`` the base space is assumed
+        - ``force_free`` -- boolean (default: ``False``); if set to ``True``, force
+          the construction of a *free* module (this implies that `E` is trivial)
+
+        OUTPUT:
+
+        - a
+          :class:`~sage.manifolds.section_module.SectionModule`
+          (or if `E` is trivial, a
+          :class:`~sage.manifolds.section_module.SectionFreeModule`)
+          representing the module of continuous sections on
+          `U` taking values in `E`
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+
+        Module of sections on the Möbius bundle over the real-projective space
+        `M=\RR P^1`::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(1, 'RP^1', structure='top', start_index=1)
+            sage: U = M.open_subset('U')  # the complement of one point
+            sage: c_u.<u> =  U.chart() # [1:u] in homogeneous coord.
+            sage: V = M.open_subset('V') # the complement of the point u=0
+            sage: M.declare_union(U,V)   # [v:1] in homogeneous coord.
+            sage: c_v.<v> = V.chart()
+            sage: u_to_v = c_u.transition_map(c_v, (1/u),
+            ....:                             intersection_name='W',
+            ....:                             restrictions1 = u!=0,
+            ....:                             restrictions2 = v!=0)
+            sage: v_to_u = u_to_v.inverse()
+            sage: W = U.intersection(V)
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(1, 'E')
+            sage: phi_U = E.trivialization('phi_U', latex_name=r'\varphi_U',
+            ....:                          domain=U)
+            sage: phi_V = E.trivialization('phi_V', latex_name=r'\varphi_V',
+            ....:                          domain=V)
+            sage: transf = phi_U.transition_map(phi_V, [[u]])
+            sage: C0 = E.section_module(); C0
+            Module C^0(RP^1;E) of sections on the 1-dimensional topological
+             manifold RP^1 with values in the real vector bundle E of rank 1
+
+        `C^0(\RR P^1;E)` is a module over the algebra `C^0(\RR P^1)`::
+
+            sage: C0.category()
+            Category of modules over Algebra of scalar fields on the
+             1-dimensional topological manifold RP^1
+            sage: C0.base_ring() is M.scalar_field_algebra()
+            True
+
+        However, `C^0(\RR P^1;E)` is not a free module::
+
+            sage: isinstance(C0, FiniteRankFreeModule)
+            False
+
+        since the Möbius bundle is not trivial::
+
+            sage: E.is_manifestly_trivial()
+            False
+
+        The section module over `U`, on the other hand, is a free module since
+        `E|_U` admits a trivialization and therefore has a local frame::
+
+            sage: C0_U = E.section_module(domain=U)
+            sage: isinstance(C0_U, FiniteRankFreeModule)
+            True
+
+        The elements of `C^0(U)` are sections on `U`::
+
+            sage: C0_U.an_element()
+            Section on the Open subset U of the 1-dimensional topological
+             manifold RP^1 with values in the real vector bundle E of rank 1
+            sage: C0_U.an_element().display(phi_U.frame())
+            2 (phi_U^*e_1)
+        """
+        if domain is None:
+            domain = self._base_space
+        from sage.manifolds.section_module import SectionFreeModule, SectionModule
+        if domain not in self._section_modules:
+            if force_free or domain in self._trivial_parts:
+                self._section_modules[domain] = SectionFreeModule(self, domain)
+            else:
+                self._section_modules[domain] = SectionModule(self, domain)
+
+        return self._section_modules[domain]
+
+    def fiber(self, point):
+        r"""
+        Return the vector bundle fiber over a point.
+
+        INPUT:
+
+        - ``point`` -- :class:`~sage.manifolds.point.ManifoldPoint`;
+          point `p` of the base space of ``self``
+
+        OUTPUT:
+
+        - instance of :class:`~sage.manifolds.vector_bundle_fiber.VectorBundleFiber`
+          representing the fiber over `p`
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(3, 'M', structure='top')
+            sage: X.<x,y,z> = M.chart()
+            sage: p = M((0,2,1), name='p'); p
+            Point p on the 3-dimensional topological manifold M
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(2, 'E'); E
+            Topological real vector bundle E -> M of rank 2 over the base space
+             3-dimensional topological manifold M
+            sage: E.fiber(p)
+            Fiber of E at Point p on the 3-dimensional topological manifold M
+        """
+        return VectorBundleFiber(self, point)
+
+    def local_frame(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        r"""
+        Define a local frame on ``self``.
+
+        A *local frame* is a section on a subset `U \subset M` in `E` that
+        provides, at each point `p` of the base space, a vector basis of the
+        fiber `E_p` at `p`.
+
+        .. SEEALSO::
+
+            :class:`~sage.manifolds.local_frame.LocalFrame` for complete
+            documentation.
+
+        INPUT:
+
+        - ``symbol`` -- either a string, to be used as a common base for the
+          symbols of the sections constituting the local frame, or a list/tuple
+          of strings, representing the individual symbols of the sections
+        - ``sections`` -- tuple or list of `n` linearly independent sections on
+          ``self`` (`n` being the rank of ``self``) defining the local
+          frame; can be omitted if the local frame is created from scratch
+        - ``latex_symbol`` -- (default: ``None``) either a string, to be used
+          as a common base for the LaTeX symbols of the sections
+          constituting the local frame, or a list/tuple of strings,
+          representing the individual LaTeX symbols of the sections;
+          if ``None``, ``symbol`` is used in place of ``latex_symbol``
+        - ``indices`` -- (default: ``None``; used only if ``symbol`` is a
+          single string) tuple of strings representing the indices labelling
+          the sections of the frame; if ``None``, the indices will be
+          generated as integers within the range declared on ``self``
+        - ``latex_indices`` -- (default: ``None``) tuple of strings
+          representing the indices for the LaTeX symbols of the sections;
+          if ``None``, ``indices`` is used instead
+        - ``symbol_dual`` -- (default: ``None``) same as ``symbol`` but for the
+          dual coframe; if ``None``, ``symbol`` must be a string and is used
+          for the common base of the symbols of the elements of the dual
+          coframe
+        - ``latex_symbol_dual`` -- (default: ``None``) same as ``latex_symbol``
+          but for the dual coframe
+        - ``domain`` -- (default: ``None``) domain on which the local frame
+          is defined; if ``None``, the whole base space is assumed
+
+        OUTPUT:
+
+        - a :class:`~sage.manifolds.local_frame.LocalFrame` representing the
+          defined local frame
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+
+
+        Defining a local frame from two linearly independent sections on a
+        real rank-2 vector bundle::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(3, 'M', structure='top')
+            sage: U = M.open_subset('U')
+            sage: X.<x,y,z> = U.chart()
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(2, 'E')
+            sage: phi = E.trivialization('phi', domain=U)
+            sage: s0 = E.section(name='s_0', domain=U)
+            sage: s0[:] = 1+z^2, -2
+            sage: s1 = E.section(name='s_1', domain=U)
+            sage: s1[:] = 1, 1+x^2
+            sage: e = E.local_frame('e', (s0, s1), domain=U); e
+            Local frame (E|_U, (e_0,e_1))
+            sage: (e[0], e[1]) == (s0, s1)
+            True
+
+        If the sections are not linearly independent, an error is raised::
+
+            sage: e = E.local_frame('z', (s0, -s0), domain=U)
+            Traceback (most recent call last):
+            ...
+            ValueError: the provided sections are not linearly independent
+
+        It is also possible to create a local frame from scratch, without
+        connecting it to previously defined local frames or sections
+        (this can still be performed later via the method
+        :meth:`set_change_of_frame`)::
+
+            sage: f = E.local_frame('f', domain=U); f
+            Local frame (E|_U, (f_0,f_1))
+
+        For a global frame, the argument ``domain`` is omitted::
+
+            sage: g = E.local_frame('g'); g
+            Local frame (E|_M, (g_0,g_1))
+
+        .. SEEALSO::
+
+            For more options, in particular for the choice of symbols and
+            indices, see :class:`~sage.manifolds.local_frame.LocalFrame`.
+        """
+        from sage.manifolds.local_frame import LocalFrame
+        # Input processing
+        n_args = len(args)
+        if n_args < 1 or n_args > 2:
+            raise TypeError("local_frame() takes one or two positional "
+                            "arguments, not {}".format(n_args))
+        symbol = args[0]
+        sections = None
+        if n_args == 2:
+            sections = args[1]
+        latex_symbol = kwargs.pop('latex_symbol', None)
+        indices = kwargs.pop('indices', None)
+        latex_indices = kwargs.pop('latex_indices', None)
+        symbol_dual = kwargs.pop('symbol_dual', None)
+        latex_symbol_dual = kwargs.pop('latex_symbol_dual', None)
+        domain = kwargs.pop('domain', None)
+
+        sec_module = self.section_module(domain=domain, force_free=True)
+        resu = LocalFrame(sec_module, symbol=symbol, latex_symbol=latex_symbol,
+                          indices=indices, latex_indices=latex_indices,
+                          symbol_dual=symbol_dual,
+                          latex_symbol_dual=latex_symbol_dual)
+        if sections:
+            linked = False
+            try:
+                resu._init_from_family(sections)
+            except ArithmeticError as err:
+                linked = str(err) in ["non-invertible matrix",
+                                      "input matrix must be nonsingular"]
+            if linked:
+                raise ValueError("the provided sections are not linearly "
+                                 "independent")
+        return resu
+
+    def section(self, *comp, **kwargs):
+        r"""
+        Return a continuous section of ``self``.
+
+        INPUT:
+
+        - ``domain`` -- (default: ``None``) domain on which the section shall be
+          defined; if ``None``, the base space is assumed
+        - ``name`` -- (default: ``None``) name of the local section
+        - ``latex_name`` -- (default``None``) latex representation of the local
+          section
+
+        OUTPUT:
+
+        - an instance of :class:`~sage.manifolds.section.Section` representing
+          a continuous section of `M` with values on `E`
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+
+        A section on a non-trivial rank 2 vector bundle over a non-trivial
+        2-manifold::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(2, 'M', structure='top')
+            sage: U = M.open_subset('U') ; V = M.open_subset('V')
+            sage: M.declare_union(U,V)   # M is the union of U and V
+            sage: c_xy.<x,y> = U.chart() ; c_uv.<u,v> = V.chart()
+            sage: xy_to_uv = c_xy.transition_map(c_uv, (x+y, x-y),
+            ....:                    intersection_name='W', restrictions1= x>0,
+            ....:                    restrictions2= u+v>0)
+            sage: uv_to_xy = xy_to_uv.inverse()
+            sage: W = U.intersection(V)
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(2, 'E') # define the vector bundle
+            sage: phi_U = E.trivialization('phi_U', domain=U) # define trivializations
+            sage: phi_V = E.trivialization('phi_V', domain=V)
+            sage: transf = phi_U.transition_map(phi_V, [[0,x],[x,0]]) # transition map between trivializations
+            sage: fU = phi_U.frame(); fV = phi_V.frame() # define induced frames
+            sage: s = E.section(name='s'); s
+            Section s on the 2-dimensional topological manifold M with values in the
+             real vector bundle E of rank 2
+        """
+        domain = kwargs.pop('domain', self._base_space)
+        name = kwargs.pop('name', None)
+        latex_name = kwargs.pop('latex_name', None)
+        smodule = self.section_module(domain=domain)  # the parent
+        resu = smodule.element_class(smodule, name=name, latex_name=latex_name)
+        if comp:
+            # Some components are to be initialized
+            resu._init_components(*comp, **kwargs)
+        return resu
+
+    def total_space(self):
+        r"""
+        Return the total space of ``self``.
+
+        .. NOTE::
+
+            At this stage, the total space does not come with induced charts.
+
+        OUTPUT:
+
+        - the total space of ``self`` as an instance of
+          :class:`~sage.manifolds.manifold.TopologicalManifold`
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(3, 'M', structure='top')
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(2, 'E')
+            sage: E.total_space()
+            6-dimensional topological manifold E
+        """
+        if self._total_space is None:
+            from sage.manifolds.manifold import Manifold
+            base_space = self._base_space
+            dim = base_space._dim * self._rank
+            sindex = base_space.start_index()
+            self._total_space = Manifold(dim, self._name,
+                                   latex_name=self._latex_name,
+                                   field=self._field, structure='topological',
+                                   start_index=sindex)
+
+        # TODO: if update_atlas: introduce charts via self._atlas
+
+        return self._total_space
+
+    def set_change_of_frame(self, frame1, frame2, change_of_frame,
+                            compute_inverse=True):
+        r"""
+        Relate two vector frames by an automorphism.
+
+        This updates the internal dictionary ``self._frame_changes``.
+
+        INPUT:
+
+        - ``frame1`` -- frame 1, denoted `(e_i)` below
+        - ``frame2`` -- frame 2, denoted `(f_i)` below
+        - ``change_of_frame`` -- instance of class
+          :class:`~sage.tensor.modules.free_module_automorphism.FreeModuleAutomorphism`
+          describing the automorphism `P` that relates the basis `(e_i)` to
+          the basis `(f_i)` according to `f_i = P(e_i)`
+        - ``compute_inverse`` -- boolean (default: ``True``); if set to True,
+          the inverse automorphism is computed and the change from basis
+          `(f_i)` to `(e_i)` is set to it in the internal dictionary
+          ``self._frame_changes``
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(3, 'M')
+            sage: c_xyz.<x,y,z> = M.chart()
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(2, 'E')
+            sage: e = E.local_frame('e')
+            sage: f = E.local_frame('f')
+            sage: a = E.section_module().automorphism()
+            sage: a[e,:] = [[1,2],[0,3]]
+            sage: E.set_change_of_frame(e, f, a)
+            sage: f[0].display(e)
+            f_0 = e_0
+            sage: f[1].display(e)
+            f_1 = 2 e_0 + 3 e_1
+            sage: e[0].display(f)
+            e_0 = f_0
+            sage: e[1].display(f)
+            e_1 = -2/3 f_0 + 1/3 f_1
+            sage: E.change_of_frame(e,f)[e,:]
+            [1 2]
+            [0 3]
+        """
+        from sage.tensor.modules.free_module_automorphism import FreeModuleAutomorphism
+        sec_module = frame1._fmodule
+        if frame2._fmodule != sec_module:
+            raise ValueError("the two frames are not defined on the same " +
+                             "section module")
+        if isinstance(change_of_frame, FreeModuleAutomorphism):
+            auto = change_of_frame
+        else: # Otherwise try to coerce the input
+            auto_group = sec_module.general_linear_group()
+            auto = auto_group(change_of_frame, basis=frame1)
+        sec_module.set_change_of_basis(frame1, frame2, auto,
+                                       compute_inverse=compute_inverse)
+        self._frame_changes[(frame1, frame2)] = auto
+        if compute_inverse:
+            self._frame_changes[(frame2, frame1)] = ~auto
+
+    def change_of_frame(self, frame1, frame2):
+        r"""
+        Return a change of local frames defined on ``self``.
+
+        INPUT:
+
+        - ``frame1`` -- local frame 1
+        - ``frame2`` -- local frame 2
+
+        OUTPUT:
+
+        - a :class:`~sage.tensor.modules.free_module_automorphism.FreeModuleAutomorphism`
+          representing, at each point, the vector space automorphism `P` that
+          relates frame 1, `(e_i)` say, to frame 2, `(f_i)` say, according to
+          `f_i = P(e_i)`
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(3, 'M', structure='top')
+            sage: X.<x,y,z> = M.chart()
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(2, 'E')
+            sage: e = E.local_frame('e')
+            sage: a = E.section_module().automorphism() # Now, the section module is free
+            sage: a[:] = [[sqrt(3)/2, -1/2], [1/2, sqrt(3)/2]]
+            sage: f = e.new_frame(a, 'f')
+            sage: E.change_of_frame(e, f)
+            Automorphism of the Free module C^0(M;E) of sections on the
+             3-dimensional topological manifold M with values in the real vector
+             bundle E of rank 2
+            sage: a == E.change_of_frame(e, f)
+            True
+            sage: a.inverse() == E.change_of_frame(f, e)
+            True
+        """
+        if (frame1, frame2) not in self._frame_changes:
+            raise ValueError("the change of frame from {} to {}".format(frame1, frame2) +
+                             " has not been defined on the {}".format(self))
+        return self._frame_changes[(frame1, frame2)]
+
+    def changes_of_frame(self):
+        r"""
+        Return all the changes of local frames defined on ``self``.
+
+        OUTPUT:
+
+        - dictionary of vector bundle automorphisms representing
+          the changes of frames, the keys being the pair of frames
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(3, 'M', structure='top')
+            sage: c_xyz.<x,y,z> = M.chart()
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(2, 'E')
+            sage: e = E.local_frame('e'); e
+            Local frame (E|_M, (e_0,e_1))
+            sage: auto_group = E.section_module().general_linear_group()
+            sage: e_to_f = auto_group([[0,1],[1,0]]); e_to_f
+            Automorphism of the Free module C^0(M;E) of sections on the
+             3-dimensional topological manifold M with values in the real vector
+             bundle E of rank 2
+            sage: f_in_e = auto_group([[0,1],[1,0]])
+            sage: f = e.new_frame(f_in_e, 'f'); f
+            Local frame (E|_M, (f_0,f_1))
+            sage: E.changes_of_frame() # random
+            {(Local frame (E|_M, (f_0,f_1)),
+             Local frame (E|_M, (e_0,e_1))): Automorphism of the Free module
+             C^0(M;E) of sections on the 3-dimensional topological manifold M
+             with values in the real vector bundle E of rank 2,
+             (Local frame (E|_M, (e_0,e_1)),
+             Local frame (E|_M, (f_0,f_1))): Automorphism of the Free module
+             C^0(M;E) of sections on the 3-dimensional topological manifold M
+             with values in the real vector bundle E of rank 2}
+        """
+        return self._frame_changes.copy()
+
+    def frames(self):
+        r"""
+        Return the list of local frames defined on ``self``.
+
+        OUTPUT: list of local frames defined on ``self``
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(3, 'M', structure='top')
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(2, 'E')
+            sage: U = M.open_subset('U'); V = M.open_subset('V')
+            sage: phi_U = E.trivialization('phi_U', domain=U)
+            sage: e = E.local_frame('e', domain=V)
+            sage: E.frames()
+            [Trivialization frame (E|_U, ((phi_U^*e_1),(phi_U^*e_2))),
+             Local frame (E|_V, (e_0,e_1))]
+        """
+        return list(self._frames)
+
+    def coframes(self):
+        r"""
+        Return the list of coframes defined on ``self``.
+
+        OUTPUT: list of coframes defined on ``self``
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(3, 'M', structure='top')
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(2, 'E')
+            sage: U = M.open_subset('U'); V = M.open_subset('V')
+            sage: phi_U = E.trivialization('phi_U', domain=U)
+            sage: e = E.local_frame('e', domain=V)
+            sage: E.coframes()
+            [Trivialization coframe (E|_U, ((phi_U^*e^1),(phi_U^*e^2))),
+             Local coframe (E|_V, (e^0,e^1))]
+        """
+        return list(self._coframes)
+
+    def default_frame(self):
+        r"""
+        Return the default frame of on ``self``.
+
+        OUTPUT:
+
+        - a local frame as an instance of
+          :class:`~sage.manifolds.local_frame.LocalFrame`
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(3, 'M', structure='top')
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(2, 'E')
+            sage: e = E.local_frame('e')
+            sage: E.default_frame()
+            Local frame (E|_M, (e_0,e_1))
+        """
+        return self._def_frame
+
+    def set_default_frame(self, frame):
+        r"""
+        Set the default frame of ``self``.
+
+        INPUT:
+
+        - ``frame`` -- a local frame defined on ``self`` as an instance of
+          :class:`~sage.manifolds.local_frame.LocalFrame`
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(3, 'M', structure='top')
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(2, 'E')
+            sage: e = E.local_frame('e')
+            sage: E.default_frame()
+            Local frame (E|_M, (e_0,e_1))
+            sage: f = E.local_frame('f')
+            sage: E.set_default_frame(f)
+            sage: E.default_frame()
+            Local frame (E|_M, (f_0,f_1))
+        """
+        from sage.manifolds.local_frame import LocalFrame
+        if not isinstance(frame, LocalFrame):
+            raise TypeError("{} is not a local frame".format(frame))
+        if not frame._domain.is_subset(self._base_space):
+            raise ValueError("the frame must be defined on " +
+                             "the {}".format(self))
+        frame._fmodule.set_default_basis(frame)
+        self._def_frame = frame
+
+    def set_orientation(self, orientation):
+        r"""
+        Set the preferred orientation of ``self``.
+
+        INPUT:
+
+        - ``orientation`` -- a local frame or a list of local frames whose
+          domains cover the base space
+
+        .. WARNING::
+
+            It is the user's responsibility that the orientation set here
+            is indeed an orientation. There is no check going on in the
+            background. See :meth:`orientation` for the definition of an
+            orientation.
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+
+        Set an orientation on a vector bundle::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(3, 'M', structure='top')
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(2, 'E')
+            sage: e = E.local_frame('e'); e
+            Local frame (E|_M, (e_0,e_1))
+            sage: f = E.local_frame('f'); f
+            Local frame (E|_M, (f_0,f_1))
+            sage: E.set_orientation(f)
+            sage: E.orientation()
+            [Local frame (E|_M, (f_0,f_1))]
+
+        Set an orientation in the non-trivial case::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(3, 'M', structure='top')
+            sage: U = M.open_subset('U'); V = M.open_subset('V')
+            sage: M.declare_union(U, V)
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(2, 'E')
+            sage: e = E.local_frame('e', domain=U); e
+            Local frame (E|_U, (e_0,e_1))
+            sage: f = E.local_frame('f', domain=V); f
+            Local frame (E|_V, (f_0,f_1))
+            sage: E.orientation()
+            []
+            sage: E.set_orientation([e, f])
+            sage: E.orientation()
+            [Local frame (E|_U, (e_0,e_1)),
+             Local frame (E|_V, (f_0,f_1))]
+        """
+        from sage.manifolds.local_frame import LocalFrame
+        if isinstance(orientation, LocalFrame):
+            orientation = [orientation]
+        elif isinstance(orientation, (tuple, list)):
+            orientation = list(orientation)
+        else:
+            raise TypeError("orientation must be a frame or a list/tuple of "
+                            "frames")
+        dom_union = None
+        for frame in orientation:
+            if frame not in self.frames():
+                raise ValueError("{} must be a frame ".format(frame) +
+                                 "defined on {}".format(self))
+            dom = frame.domain()
+            if dom_union is not None:
+                dom_union = dom.union(dom_union)
+            else:
+                dom_union = dom
+        base_space = self._base_space
+        if dom_union != base_space:
+            raise ValueError("the frames's domains must "
+                             "cover {}".format(base_space))
+        self._orientation = orientation
+
+    def orientation(self):
+        r"""
+        Get the orientation of ``self`` if available.
+
+        An *orientation* on a vector bundle is a choice of local frames whose
+
+        1. union of domains cover the base space,
+        2. changes of frames are pairwise orientation preserving, i.e. have
+           positive determinant.
+
+        A vector bundle endowed with an orientation is called *orientable*.
+
+        The trivial case corresponds to ``self`` being trivial, i.e. ``self``
+        can be covered by one frame. In that case, if no preferred
+        orientation has been set before, one of those frames (usually the
+        default frame) is set automatically to the preferred orientation and
+        returned here.
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+
+        The trivial case is covered automatically::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(3, 'M', structure='top')
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(2, 'E')
+            sage: e = E.local_frame('e'); e
+            Local frame (E|_M, (e_0,e_1))
+            sage: E.orientation()  # trivial case
+            [Local frame (E|_M, (e_0,e_1))]
+
+        The orientation can also be set by the user::
+
+            sage: f = E.local_frame('f'); f
+            Local frame (E|_M, (f_0,f_1))
+            sage: E.set_orientation(f)
+            sage: E.orientation()
+            [Local frame (E|_M, (f_0,f_1))]
+
+        In case of the non-trivial case, the orientation must be set manually,
+        otherwise no orientation is returned::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(3, 'M', structure='top')
+            sage: U = M.open_subset('U'); V = M.open_subset('V')
+            sage: M.declare_union(U, V)
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(2, 'E')
+            sage: e = E.local_frame('e', domain=U); e
+            Local frame (E|_U, (e_0,e_1))
+            sage: f = E.local_frame('f', domain=V); f
+            Local frame (E|_V, (f_0,f_1))
+            sage: E.orientation()
+            []
+            sage: E.set_orientation([e, f])
+            sage: E.orientation()
+            [Local frame (E|_U, (e_0,e_1)),
+             Local frame (E|_V, (f_0,f_1))]
+        """
+        if not self._orientation:
+            # Trivial case:
+            if self.is_manifestly_trivial():
+                # Try the default frame:
+                def_frame = self._def_frame
+                if def_frame is not None:
+                    if def_frame._domain is self._base_space:
+                        self._orientation = [def_frame]
+                # Still no orientation? Choose arbitrary frame:
+                if not self._orientation:
+                    for frame in self.frames():
+                        if frame._domain is self._base_space:
+                            self._orientation = [frame]
+                            break
+        return list(self._orientation)
+
+    def has_orientation(self) -> bool:
+        r"""
+        Check whether ``self`` admits an obvious or by user set orientation.
+
+        .. SEEALSO::
+
+            Consult :meth:`orientation` for details about orientations.
+
+        .. NOTE::
+
+            Notice that if :meth:`has_orientation` returns ``False`` this does
+            not necessarily mean that the vector bundle admits no orientation.
+            It just means that the user has to set an orientation manually
+            in that case, see :meth:`set_orientation`.
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+
+        The trivial case::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(3, 'M', structure='top')
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(2, 'E')
+            sage: e = E.local_frame('e')
+            sage: E.has_orientation()  # trivial case
+            True
+
+        Non-trivial case::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(3, 'M', structure='top')
+            sage: U = M.open_subset('U'); V = M.open_subset('V')
+            sage: M.declare_union(U, V)
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(2, 'E')
+            sage: e = E.local_frame('e', domain=U)
+            sage: f = E.local_frame('f', domain=V)
+            sage: E.has_orientation()
+            False
+            sage: E.set_orientation([e, f])
+            sage: E.has_orientation()
+            True
+        """
+        return bool(self.orientation())
+
+    def irange(self, start=None):
+        r"""
+        Single index generator.
+
+        INPUT:
+
+        - ``start`` -- (default: ``None``) initial value `i_0` of the index;
+          if none are provided, the value returned by
+          :meth:`sage.manifolds.manifold.Manifold.start_index()` is assumed
+
+        OUTPUT:
+
+        - an iterable index, starting from `i_0` and ending at
+          `i_0 + n - 1`, where `n` is the vector bundle's dimension
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+
+        Index range on a 4-dimensional vector bundle over a 5-dimensional
+        manifold::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(5, 'M', structure='topological')
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(4, 'E')
+            sage: list(E.irange())
+            [0, 1, 2, 3]
+            sage: list(E.irange(2))
+            [2, 3]
+
+        Index range on a 4-dimensional vector bundle over a 5-dimensional
+        manifold with starting index=1::
+
+            sage: M = Manifold(5, 'M', structure='topological', start_index=1)
+            sage: E = M.vector_bundle(4, 'E')
+            sage: list(E.irange())
+            [1, 2, 3, 4]
+            sage: list(E.irange(2))
+            [2, 3, 4]
+
+        In general, one has always::
+
+            sage: next(E.irange()) == M.start_index()
+            True
+        """
+        si = self._base_space._sindex
+        imax = self._rank + si
+        if start is None:
+            i = si
+        else:
+            i = start
+        while i < imax:
+            yield i
+            i += 1