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Multi-detector registration system for the study of multi-body decay of heavy body nuclei
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)
Nuclear ssion is commonly known as a process where a heavy nucleus such as Uranium
or Thorium decays into two fragments of roughly equal mass. On occasion however, instead
of decay into two parts a process known as ...
Instrument to evaluate to which extent the operational support information system (OSIS) adds value to the South African Air Force (SAAF)
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005-12)
Since the 1940s, the evaluation of information systems has been the topic of many
authors’ research. When taking into account the amount of resources invested in an
organisation’s information systems, especially in the ...
South Africa and the search for strategic effect in the Central African Republic
(Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy), 2016)
This article provides a critical assessment from a strategic perspective of the South African military involvement in the Central African Republic that culminated in the Battle of Bangui. The strategic assessment was aimed ...
Recce : small team missions behind enemy lines
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy), 2015)
Recce: Small team missions behind enemy lines is an autobiography by Colonel (retired) Koos Stadler. The book mainly covers his career as a Special Forces officer and reconnaissance soldier during South Africa’s so-called ...
From the editors
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy), 2015)
The role of the military in the making of South Africa has always been a contentious issue and has recently again been highlighted when the military was deployed in certain South African neighbourhoods in support of the ...
Testing and implementation of a transportable and robust radio-element mapping system
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2015-09-25)
Gamma ray spectroscopy has been successfully applied as a survey tool in the fields of morphology, geology
and mineral exploration. Gamma ray surveys are regularly done at ground level, which frequently requires
transecting ...
Second law analysis for MHD permeable channel flow with variable electrical conductivity and asymmetric Navier slips
(De Gruyter, 2014-11)
The inherent irreversibility in a steady hydromagnetic permeable channel flow of a conducting fluid with variable electrical conductivity and asymmetric Navier slip at the channel walls in the presence of induced electric ...
Paradigm shifts, South African Defence Policy and the South African National Defence Force : from here to where?
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy), 2004)
Elements of Kuhn's theory on scientific revolutions and its applicability to the political domain also promote explanations of military change. In this regard, changes in the South African defence realm during the past ...
South African defence since 1994 : a study of policy-making
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: As South Africa entered the transitional period towards establishing a multi-party democracy,
its defence policy changed fundamentally. The African National Congress (ANC) as the
upcoming governing party ...
Turning the tide : revisiting African maritime security
(Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy), 2013)
Maritime security appears to be assuming an increasingly more prominent place on the African security agenda. Although the growing scholarly debate and international responses seem to attend to more than piracy, the latter ...