Mechanics

Astronomy

Astrophysics

Astrobiology

Convection

Planet

Physics

Reviews of Modern Physics

The Sun, Earth's star, is of fundamental interest for life on our planet and remains a source of many scientific mysteries. The motion in its interior is complex and involves diverse physical phenomena at many scales, from nuclear to astronomical. In this Colloquium the unusual flow of mass and energy inside the convective region of our yellow star is discussed.

Colloquium: Unusual dynamics of convection in the Sun