Bibliography

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF COMPLETE WORKS
by Richard L. Thompson (Sadaputa dasa)
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Books, monographs, and other publications
 
1974.  “Equilibrium States of Thin Energy Shells.” Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society, No. 150. Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society.
 
1977.  What is Matter, What is Life, Monograph Series No. 1, with Thoudam D. Singh. Boston: Bhaktivedanta Institute.
 
 
1977.  Consciousness and the Laws of Nature, Monograph Series No. 3. Boston: Bhaktivedanta Institute.
 
1980.  Consciousness: The Missing Link, by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, Drs. T. D. Singh and Richard L. Thompson. Los Angeles: Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.
 
 
1984.  Origins: Higher Dimensions in Science, (Editor, Senior Researcher). Los Angeles: Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.
 
1988.  Computer Simulations of Self-Organization in Biological Systems, with Narendra S. Goel. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
 
1989.  Vedic Cosmography and Astronomy. Los Angeles: Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. 
 
1993.  Alien Identities: Ancient insights into modern UFO phenomena. San Diego: Govardhan Hill Publishing.
 
1993.  Forbidden Archeology: The hidden history of the human race, with Michael A. Cremo. San Diego: Bhaktivedanta Institute. 
 
1994.  The Hidden History of the Human Race, with Michael A. Cremo. Badger, CA: Govardhan Hill Publishing.
 
2000.  Mysteries of the Sacred Universe: The cosmology of the Bhagavata Purana. Alachua, FL: Govardhan Hill Publishing.
 
2003.  Maya: The world as virtual reality. Alachua, FL: Govardhan Hill Publishing.
 
2004.  God & Science: Divine causation and the laws of nature. Alachua, FL: Govardhan Hill Publishing. 
 
 
Peer-reviewed scientific papers and other professional works
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1974.  “Equilibrium States of Thin Energy Shells.” Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society, No. 150, Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society. 
 
 
1983.  "Estimation of Agronomic Variables using Spectral Signatures," with N.S. Goel. 2nd International Colloquium on Spectral Signatures of Objects in Remote Sensing, Bordeaux, France, Sept. 12-16. Les Colloques de l'INRA 23 (1984), pp. 45-53.
 
1984.  “Inversion of Vegetation Canopy Reflectance Models for Estimating Agronomic Variables. II. Use of Angle Transforms and Error Analysis as Illustrated by Suits’ Model,” with Narendra S. Goel and Donald E. Strebel. Remote Sensing of Environment, Vol. 14, pp. 77–111.
 
1984.  “Inversion of Vegetation Canopy Reflectance Models for Estimating Agronomic Variables. III. Estimation Using Only Canopy Reflectance Data as Illustrated by the Suits Model,” with Narendra S. Goel. Remote Sensing of Environment, Vol. 15, pp. 237–253.
 
1984.  “Inversion of Vegetation Canopy Reflectance Models for Estimating Agronomic Variables. IV. Total Inversion of the SAIL Model,” with Narendra S. Goel. Remote Sensing of Environment, Vol. 15, pp. 237–253.
 
1984.  “Inversion of Vegetation Canopy Reflectance Models for Estimating Agronomic Variables. V. Estimation of Leaf Area Index and Average Leaf Angle Using Measured Canopy Reflectances,” with Narendra S. Goel. Remote Sensing of Environment, Vol. 16, pp. 69–85.
 
1984.  “A Stochastic Model of Sedimentation.” Mathematical Geology, Vol. 16, No.8, pp. 753–778.
 
1985.  “Optimal solar/viewing geometry for an accurate estimation of leaf area index and leaf angle distribution from bi-directional canopy reflectance data,” with Narendra S. Goel. International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 6, No. 9, pp. 1493-1520.
 
1985.  “A Simulation of T4 Bacteriophage Assembly and Operation,” with Narendra S. Goel. Biosystems, Vol. 18, pp. 23–45.
 
1986.  “Organization of Biological Systems: Some Principles and Models,” with Narendra S.Goel. International Review of Cytology, Vol. 103, pp. 1–88.
 
1986.  “Simulation of Cellular Compaction and Internalization in Mammalian Embryo Development as Driven by Minimization of Surface Energy,” with Narendra S. Goel and Carlos F. Doggenweiler. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, Vol. 48, No. 2, pp. 167–187.
 
1987. “Microcomputer Modeling of Biological Systems,” with Narendra S.Goel. The World & I, July, pp. 162–173. 
 
1988.  “Simulation of Cellular Compaction and Internalization in Mammalian Embryo Development II. Models for Spherical Embryos,” with Harold W.Lewis III and Narendra S. Goel. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, Vol. 50, No. 2, pp. 121–142.
 
1988.  “Movable Finite Automata (MFA) Models for Biological Systems I: Bacteriophage Assembly and Operation,” with Narendra S. Goel. Journal of Theoretical Biology, Vol. 131, pp. 351–385. 
 
1988.  “Movable Finite Automata (MFA) Models for Biological Systems II: Protein Biosynthesis,” with Narendra S. Goel. Journal of Theoretical Biology, Vol.134, pp. 9–49.
 
1988.  Computer Simulations of Self-Organization in Biological Systems, with Narendra S. Goel. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
 
1989.  “Microcomputer Modeling of Self-Organization in Biological Systems,” with Narendra S.Goel. Biomedical Modeling and Simulation, edited by J. Eisenfeld and D.S. Levine, pp. 65-67. Basel, Switzerland: J.C. Baltzer AG. 
 
1989.  “Movable Finite Automata (MFA): A New Tool for Computer Modeling of Living Systems,” with Narendra S.Goel. Artificial Life : the Proceedings of an Interdisciplinary Workshop on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems, held September, 1987, in Los Alamos, New Mexico, edited by Christopher G. Langton, Vol. VI, pp. 317-340. Redwood, City, CA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. 
 
1990.  “Biological Automata Models and Evolution I: The role of computer modeling in theories of evolution and the origin of life,” with Narendra S. Goel. Organizational Constraints on the Dynamics of Evolution, edited by G. Vida and J. Maynard-Smith, pp. 15-32. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
 
1990.  “Biological Automata Models and Evolution II: The evolution of macromolecular machinery,” with Narendra S. Goel. Organizational Constraints on the Dynamics of Evolution, edited by G. Vida and J. Maynard-Smith, pp. 33-48. Manchester UK: Manchester University Press.
 
 
1991.  “Vegetation Canopies and Objects of Arbitrary Shapes: Computer Generation and Bi-directional Reflectance Calculations,” with Narendra S. Goel and I. Rozehnal. Proceedings of the 5th International Colloquium on Physical Measurements and Signatures in Remote Sensing, Courcheval, France, Jan. 14–18, (ESA SP-319, May), pp. 409-413.
 
1998.  “Two Models for Rapidly Calculating Bi-directional Reflectance of Complex Vegetation Scenes: Photon Spread (PS) Model and Statistical Photon Spread (SPS) Model,” with Narendra S. Goel. Remote Sensing Reviews, Vol. 16, pp. 157-207. 
 
 
2001.  “Radiation Transfer Model Intercomparison (RAMI) Exercise,” with Pinty, B., N. Gobron, J-L. Widlowski , S. A. W. Gerstl, M. M. Verstraete, M. Antunes, C. Bacour, F. Gascon, J.-P. Gastellu, N. Goel, S. Jacquemoud, P. North, W. Qin. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 106, pp. 11937-11956.
 
2004.  “Radiation Transfer Model Intercomparison (RAMI) Exercise: Results from the second phase,” with B. Pinty, J-L. Widlowski, M. Taberner, N. Gobron, M. M. Verstraete, M. Disney, F. Gascon, J-P. Gastellu, L. Jiang, A. Kuusk, P. Lewis, X. Li, W. Ni-Meister, T. Nilson, P. North, W. Qin, L. Su, S. Tang, W. Verhoef, H. Wang, J. Wang, G. Yan, and H. Zang. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 109, D06210.
 
2007.  “Third Radiation Transfer Model Intercomparison (RAMI) exercise: Documenting progress in canopy reflectance models,” with J.-L. Widlowski, M. Taberner, B. Pinty, V. Bruniquel-Pinel, M. Disney, R. Fernandes, J.-P. Gastellu-Etchegorry, N. Gobron, A. Kuusk, T. Lavergne, S. Leblanc, P.E. Lewis, E. Martin, M. Mõttus, P.R.J. North, W. Qin, M. Robustelli, N. Rochdi, R. Ruiloba, C. Soler, R. Thompson, W. Verhoef, M.M. Verstraete, D. Xie. Journal of Geophysical Research, Atmospheres, May 16, Vol. 112, Issue 9, D09111.
 
2008. “The RAMI On-line Model Checker (ROMC): A web-based benchmarking facility for canopy reflectance models,” with J. L. Widlowski, M. Robustelli, M. Disney, J. P. Gastellu-Etchegorry, T. Lavergne, P. Lewis, P.R.J. North, B. Pinty, M.M. Verstraete. Remote Sensing of Environment, March 18, Vol. 112, Issue 3, pp. 1144–1150.
 
 
Bhaktivedanta Institute publications and essays
 
1977.  What is Matter, What is Life, Monograph Series No. 1, with Thoudam D. Singh. Boston: Bhaktivedanta Institute.
 
 
1977.  Consciousness and the Laws of Nature, Monograph Series No. 3. Boston: Bhaktivedanta Institute.
 
1979.  “Srila Prabhupada’s Insight into the Issues of Modern Science,” in Perspectives on Bhaktivedanta Institute. Philadelphia: Bhaktivedanta Institute, pp. 25-28.
 
1979.  “The Nature of Biological Form.” Bhaktivedanta Institute Bulletin, Vol. 1, No. 1. An abridged version reprinted in Bhaktivedanta Institute Bulletin, Vol. 3, No. 4 (April 1984).
 
 
1979.  On Inspiration. The Bhaktivedanta Institute Essays on The Foundations of Knowledge, No. 1. Philadelphia: Bhaktivedanta Institute. Also published in BTG Vol. 14, no. 12 (1979), and in Consciousness: The Missing Link, pp. 23-36. Los Angeles: Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, 1980.
 
1980.  “The Computerized Mr. Jones," in Consciousness: The Missing Link, pp. 37-56. Los Angeles: Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. Also published in BTG Vol. 15, No. 10 (1980).
   
1980.  “Chemical Evolution: A Molecular Fairy Tale?” with T. D. Singh, Ph.D. Bhaktivedanta Institute Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 8 (Aug 1980).
   
1980.  “Demonstration by Information Theory that Life Cannot Arise from Matter” (abridged). Bhaktivedanta Institute Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 9 (Sept 1980).
    
1981.  “Is the D.N.A. Molecule Life?” with T. D. Singh, Ph.D. Bhaktivedanta Institute Bulletin, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan 1981).
    
1981.  “The Basic Features of the Absolute Truth,” with T. D. Singh, Ph.D. Bhaktivedanta Institute Bulletin, Vol. 3, No. 2 (Feb 1981).
 
1981.  “The Role of Chance and the Long Time Span,” with T. D. Singh, Ph.D. Bhaktivedanta Institute Bulletin, Vol. 3, No. 3 (March 1981).
 
1981.  Vedic Chronology and The Geological Time Scale. Working Paper No. 1. Philadelphia: Sa-Vijanam Project.
 
1986.  “A Trans-temporal Approach to the Laws of Physics.” La Jolla Institute, La Jolla, CA. Earlier draft titled “A Path-integral Approach to the Quantum Mechanical Measurement Problem.” San Diego, CA. 
 
1988.  “God and the Laws of Physics,” in Synthesis of Science and Religion: Critical Essays and Dialogues, edited by T.D. Singh and Ravi Gomatam, pp. 213-237. San Francisco: Bhaktivedanta Institute.
 
1991.  “Numerical Analysis and Theoretical Modeling of Causal Effects of Conscious Intention.” Subtle Energies and Energy Medicine, Vol.2, No.1, pp. 47-70.
 
1994.  “Reflections on the Relation Between Religion and Modern Rationalism,” in ISKCON Communications Journal Vol. 1, No. 2. Also published as “Rational ‘Mythology’” in BTG Vol. 28, No. 1 (1994), and in God and Science, pp. 37-58. Alachua, FL: Govardhan Hill Publishing, 2004.
 
1994.  “On the Antiquity of the Star Coordinates from the Indian Jyotisa Sastras,” 2nd ed. Badger, CA: Bhaktivedanta Institute. (1st ed. San Diego: Bhaktivedanta Institute, 1991).
 
1994. "Emperor Asoka and the Five Greek Kings." Alachua, FL: Bhaktivedanta Institute.
 
1995. "Summary of Anomalous Evidence Related to Human Antiquity," with Michael Cremo. Badger, CA: Govardhan Hill Publishing.
 
 
1996.  “Anomalous Textual Artifacts in Archeo-astronomy.” Alachua, FL: Bhaktivedanta Institute.
 
1997.  “Planetary Diameters in the Surya-Siddhanta.” Journal of Scientific Exploration Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 193-200.
 
1998. "A Map of the Solar System in the Bhagavata Purana." Alachua, FL: Bhaktivedanta Institute.
 
2008.  “The Chandelier Model.” Alachua, FL: Bhaktivedanta Institute.
 
 
Back to Godhead magazine (BTG) articles
 
1976.  “Can Creation Come from Chaos?” with Madhava dasa and Svarupa Damodara dasa, Back to Godhead Vol. 11, No. 6. 
 
1976.  “Two Ph.D.'s for Krishna.” with Madhava dasa, Back to Godhead Vol. 11, No. 6. 
 
1978.  “Chemistry and Consciousness.” Back to Godhead Vol. 13, No. 9. 
 
1979.  “Machinery of Evolution: Out of Gear?” Back to Godhead Vol. 14, No. 1.
 
1979.  “Reality, Life and Quantum Mechanics.” Back to Godhead Vol. 14, No. 5 .
 
1979.  “On Inspiration.” Back to Godhead Vol. 14, No. 12.
 
1980.  “Searching Past the Mechanics of Perception.” Back to Godhead Vol. 15, No. 9. 
 
1980.  “The Computerized Mr. Jones: Can a machine be conscious?” Back to Godhead Vol. 15, No. 10.
 
1981.  “Chance and the Unity of Nature.” Back to Godhead Vol. 16, No. 1.
 
1981.  “Evolution: Doctrine in Search of Theory.” Back to Godhead Vol. 16, No. 5.
 
1981.  “Dialogue on the Ghost in the Machine.” Back to Godhead Vol. 16, No. 9.
 
1981.  “Bhakti Yoga, Nonmechanistic Science I.” Back to Godhead Vol. 16, No. 10.
 
1981.  “Bhakti Yoga, Nonmechanistic Science II.” Back to Godhead, Vol. 16, No. 11.
 
1981.  “Bhakti Yoga, Nonmechanistic Science III.” Back to Godhead Vol. 16, No. 12.
 
1984.  “Focus on Spiritual Science.” Back to Godhead Vol. 19, No. 1.
 
1988.  “High Technology and The Ground of Being.” Back to Godhead Vol. 23, No. 5.
 
1991.  “Life, Real and Artificial.” Back to Godhead Vol. 25, No. 1.
 
1991.  “Clockwork Universe in Chaos.” Back to Godhead Vol. 25, No. 2.
 
1991.  “Cross-Cultural Traces Vedic Civilization.” Back to Godhead Vol. 25, No. 3.
 
1991.  “Astronomy and Antiquity Vedic Civilization.” Back to Godhead Vol. 25, No. 4.
 
1991.  “Primordial Alphabet Soup.”Back to Godhead Vol. 25, No. 5.
 
1991.  “Collapsing the Cosmic Hierarchy.” Back to Godhead Vol. 25, No. 6.
 
1992.  “Little Man in the Brain.” Back to Godhead Vol. 26, No. 1.
 
1992.  “Imitators of Life.” Back to Godhead Vol. 26, No. 2.
 
1992.  “Mystic Perfections and Long Distance Hypnosis.” Back to Godhead Vol. 26, No. 3.
 
1992.  “Paradoxes of Time and Space.” Back to Godhead Vol. 26, No. 4.
 
1992.  “Was There an Eve?” Back to Godhead Vol. 26, No. 5.
 
1992.  “On God and Science.” Back to Godhead Vol. 26, No. 6.
 
1993.  “World Views: Vedic vs. Western.” Back to Godhead Vol. 27, No. 1.
 
1993.  “Consciousness and New Physics.” Back to Godhead Vol. 27, No. 2.
 
1993.  “Lifeless Vitalism.” Back to Godhead Vol. 27, No. 3.
 
1993.  “Does God Go Against Laws of Physics?” Back to Godhead Vol. 27, No. 4 .
 
1993.  “Seeds of Reason.” Back to Godhead Vol. 27, No. 5.
 
1994.  “Rational Mythology: Can a rational person accept the stories of the Puranasas literally true?” Back to Godhead Vol. 28, No. 1.
 
1996.  “Miracle of the Milk.” Back to Godhead Vol. 30, No. 2.
 
1997.  “Exact Science in Srimad-Bhagavatam: A unit of measure known as the yojana hints at advanced astronomical knowledge in the ancient Vedic civilization.” Back to Godhead Vol. 31, No. 4. 
 
1997.  “Advanced Astronomy in Srimad-Bhagavatam.” Back to Godhead Vol. 31, No. 6.
 
2000.  “The Universe of the Vedas.” Back to Godhead Vol. 34, No. 6. 
 
2001.  “Challenges Facing Science and Religion: While scientific discoveries test religious dogma, religious and paranormal experiences challenge scientific theories.” Back to Godhead Vol. 35, No. 2.
 
2007.  “Time Travel and Consciousness.” Back to Godhead Vol. 41, No. 5.
 
 
Video Productions
 
1989 (circa).  Mind and Brain. San Diego, CA.
 
1989 (circa).  Simulated Worlds. San Diego, CA.
 
1989 (circa).  Model of Natural Selection. San Diego, CA.
 
1993 (circa).  Hidden History of the Human Race I & II. San Diego, CA.
 
1998 (circa).  Mysterious Orbits. Alachua, FL.
 
2000.  Mysteries of the Sacred Universe. Alachua, FL.