Edited by
Allan Sacha Brun, CEA-Paris-Saclay, France.
ISBN : 9781789452617
Publication Date : November 2026
Hardcover 604 pp
170 USD
Co-publisher
The Dynamical Sun focuses on the Sun, from its deep interior, through its surface dynamics to its extended atmosphere, and the wind that forms the heliosphere. For each solar layer, intuitive derivations will help the reader gain a good understanding of the physical mechanisms involved, which are driving the observed multi-faceted solar dynamics.
This book presents the latest theoretical and observational developments regarding the modern view of our star, its magnetism and intense time variables, and eruptive activity. Key topics are covered, such as dynamo, the origin of solar eleven-year cyclic magnetic activity, flux emergence, flares, CMEs, the dynamics of the photosphere, chromosphere, corona and solar wind. The relationship between solar wind braking and rotational history in a Sun-in-time approach will also be presented, along with the Sun–Earth system and its operational applications in space weather. Finally, the Sun-as-a-star will be studied and compared to other solar-type stars.
Fifty exercises are included and will help the reader to understand this amazing yet complex solar magnetohydrodynamics topic.
1. Internal Structure and Fundamental Properties of the Sun, Allan Sacha Brun.
2. Magnetohydrodynamics of the Solar Interior, Allan Sacha Brun, Antoine Strugarek and Nadège Meunier.
3. Solar Surface Activity and Magnetic Flux Emergence, Allan Sacha Brun and Nadège Meunier.
4. Solar Eruptive Events and Lower Atmosphere Dynamics, Miho Janvier, Antoine Strugarek and Allan Sacha Brun.
5. Properties and Dynamics of the Solar Corona, Wind and Heliosphere, Antoine Strugarek, Miho Janvier, Allan Sacha Brun and Barbara Perri.
6. Sun–Earth Relationships and Space Weather Operations, Barbara Perri, Allan Sacha Brun and Antoine Strugarek.
7. Wind Braking and its Link to Solar Rotational History and Gyrochronology, Antoine Strugarek and Allan Sacha Brun.
8. The Solar-Stellar Connection, Nadège Meunier, Allan Sacha Brun, Antoine Strugarek and Barbara Perri.
Allan Sacha Brun is an Astrophysicist, Director of Research at CEA-Paris-Saclay, France, and the founder of Laboratory LDE3. He is a world specialist of the Sun, stars, their impact on (exo)planets and in plasma physics, and high-performance computing.
