This book comprises an excursion through space weather, a scientific topic in rapid growth and with growing impact and implications for technological societies. The text is aimed at students and scientists working, or interested in, the field and provides a thorough introduction to the topic for those who wish to become acquainted with the basic solar physics at the origin of space weather.

This volume presents the knowledge on pulsations of the sun and the stars, with a particular emphasis on recent observations and modelling. Readers will find an extensive introduction to helioseismology, the solar cycle, gravity models, and more.