Solar and Solar-Like Oscillations 2021
SOLAR AND SOLAR-LIKE OSCILLATIONS By O.P Abedigamba Thesis submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Physics at the Mafikeng Campus of the North-West University LIBRARY • MAFIKENG CAMPUS CALL NO.: 2021 -02- 1 1 ACC .NO .: NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY Supervisor: Prof. R. T. Medupe Co-supervisor: Dr. L. A. Balona OCTOBER 2015 Declaration I, Oyirwoth Patrick Abedigamba, declare that the work presented in this thesis is my original work and has not been presented for any awards at this or any other university. Where other sources of information have been used, they have been acknowledged. CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCE FOR EXAMINATION This thesis entitled "SOLAR AND SOLAR-LIKE OSCILLATIONS", submitted by Oyir woth Patrick Abedigamba (student number 23271124) of the Department of Physics in the Faculty of Agriculture, Science and Technology is hereby recommended for acceptance for examination. Supervisor: Prof. R. T. Medupe Department: Physics Faculty: Agriculture, Science and Technology University: North-West University (Mafikeng Campus) Co-supervisor: Dr. L. A. Balona Affiliation: South African Astronomical Observatory Dedication Dedicated to my late grandfathers, Valente Thinu Owachi (Abaa pa Alak), Marcelino Ochiba (Abaa Lino) and my late young brother Abedigamba Walter Ukurboth (Ukur) who both passed on during the time when I started writing this thesis in 2013. May their souls Rest In Peace. Acknowledgments I wish to thank my promoter Prof. Medupe Rodney Thebe for making an effort to guide me through this work and for offering relevant help and not forgetting hi s motivation, encourage ment and fruitful discussions which made me come back to South Africa for my Ph.D studies after deciding to stay at home for some period of time.
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