Light Revolutions

About the Book

This book outlines the history thus far of a novel scientific project started in 1999, in Christchurch New Zealand and has proceed with help from German scientific agencies and scientists. The project is unique it resulted in the largest known ring lasers to monitor fluctuations in earth rotation including novel lunar and seismic effects, also in that the laboratory was a disused military bunker at Cashmere in Christchurch built in case of Japanese invasion of New Zealand during WWII the mirror technology used was developed for military purpose in the U.S.A. in recent decades, although the project has never had military support.

About the Author

Born in Christchurch, after a first degree there. I obtained a PhD from London University, (Queen Mary College, 1968) I then became lecturer in Physics back at the University of Canterbury, I am now retired as Emeritus Professor of Physics. My career included visits to Australian, UK European and U.S.A. institutions. I have had 17 PhD students and have published 186 scientific papers on a broad spectrum of interests in theoretical physics with special emphasis on quantum theory, relativity and optics. I published one technical book “Diagram techniques in group theory” (2009), my reconciliation of Christianity and Physical science (2012). Honours include the Fellowship (1989) of the Royal Society of New Zealand, it’s Hector Medal (1994) and the Research medal of the University of Canterbury (2002).