Recent (and Selected Earlier) Publications, by Field
William H. Press
(See also full publications list and unpublished notes and recreational papers.)
Computational and Theoretical Biology and Biomedicine
- W.H. Press, ``Bandit solutions provide unified ethical models for randomized clinical trials and comparative effectiveness research," PNAS, 106, 22387-22392 (2009). As published. Supporting information. Also, commentary by C.K. Cassel.
- W.H. Press and H. Robins, ``Isochores Exhibit Evidence of Genes Interacting with the Large-scale Genomic Environment", Genetics, 174, 1029-1040 (2006). Preprint, or as published.
- H. Robins and W.H. Press, ``Human microRNAs target a functionally distinct population of genes with AT-rich 3' UTRs,'' PNAS, 102, 15557-15562 (2005). Preprint (with supporting information), or as published. (Also, Gene Ontology word statistics program.)
Computational Methods (including Numerical Recipes)
- W.H. Press, S.A. Teukolsky, W.T. Vetterling, and B.P. Flannery, Numerical Recipes: The Art of Scientific Computing, Third Edition, 1235 pp. + xxi (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007). Also, electronic edition.
- W.H. Press, "Discrete Radon transform has an exact, fast inverse and generalizes to operations other than sums along lines," PNAS, 103, 19249-19254 (2006). Preprint, or as published.
- W.H. Press, S.A. Teukolsky, W.T. Vetterling, B.P. Flannery, Numerical Recipes in Fortran 90: The Art of Parallel Scientific Computing, Volume 2 of Fortran Numerical Recipes, Second Edition (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996). On-line edition.
- W.H. Press, S.A. Teukolsky, W.T. Vetterling, B.P. Flannery, Numerical Recipes in C: The Art of Scientific Computing, Second Edition (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1992). On-line edition.
- W.H. Press, ``Understanding Data Better with Bayesian and Global Statistical Methods,'' in Unsolved Problems in Astrophysics, J.N. Bahcall and J.P. Ostriker, eds. (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1997). Preprint.
- G.B. Rybicki and W.H. Press, ``A Class of Fast Methods for Processing Irregularly Sampled or Otherwise Inhomogeneous One-Dimensional Data,'' Phys. Rev. Lett., 74, 1060 (1995). Preprint, or as published.
- G.B. Rybicki and W.H. Press, ``Interpolation, Realization, and Reconstruction of Noisy, Irregularly Sampled Data,'' Astrophys. J., 398, 169 (1992). As published.
- W.H. Press and G.B. Rybicki, ``Fast Algorithm for Spectral Analysis of Unevenly Sampled Data," Astrophys. J., 338, 277 (1989). As published.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
- A.G. Riess, W.H. Press, and R.P. Kirshner, ``A Precise Distance Indicator: Type Ia Supernova Multicolor Light Curve Shapes,'' Astrophys. J., 473, 88 (1996). Preprint, or as published.
- A.G. Riess, W.H. Press, and R.P. Kirshner, ``Using SN Ia Light Curve Shapes to Measure The Hubble Constant,'' Astrophys. J. (Lett.), 438, L17 (1995). Preprint, or as published.
- S.M. Carroll, W.H. Press, and E.L. Turner, ``The Cosmological Constant,'' Annu. Rev. Astron. Astrophys., 30, 499 (1992). As published.
- W.H. Press, B.S. Ryden, and D.N. Spergel, ``Dynamical Evolution of Domain Walls in an Expanding Universe," Astrophys. J., 347, 590 (1989). As published.
- D.N. Spergel, W.H. Press and R.J. Scherrer, ``Self-Excited Cosmic String Dynamos," Nature, 334, 682 (1989). As published.
- J.N. Bahcall, T. Piran, W.H. Press, and D.N. Spergel, ``Neutrino Temperatures and Fluxes from the LMC Supernova," Nature, 327, 682 (1987). As published.
- W.H. Press and D.N. Spergel, ``Capture by the Sun of a Galactic Population of Weakly Interacting, Massive Particles," Astrophys. J., 296, 679 (1985). As published.
- W.H. Press and S.A. Teukolsky, ``On Formation of Close Binaries by 2-Body Tidal Capture," Astrophys. J., 213, 183 (1977). As published.
- W.H. Press and P.L Schechter, ``Formation of Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxies by Self-Similar Gravitational Condensation," Astrophys. J,, 187, 425 (1974). As published.
- W.H. Press and S.A. Teukolsky, ``Perturbations of a Rotating Black Hole. 2. Dynamical Stability of the Kerr Metric," Astrophys. J., 185, 649 (1973). As published.
- W.H. Press and J.E. Gunn, ``Method for Detecting a Cosmological Density of Condensed Objects," Astrophys. J., 185, 397 (1973). As published.
- J.M. Bardeen, S.A. Teukolsky, and W.H. Press, ``Rotating Black Holes: Locally Nonrotating Frames, Energy Extraction, and Scalar Synchrotron Radiation," Astrophys. J., 178, 347 (1972). As published.
Miscellaneous
- W.H. Press, "To catch a terrorist: can ethnic profiling work?," Significance, 7 (4), 164-167 (2010). As published.
- W.H. Press, "Strong profiling is not mathematically optimal for discovering rare malfeasors," PNAS, 106, 1716-1719 (2009). As published.
- W.H. Press and S.A. Teukolsky, ``Numerical Recipes: Does This Paradigm Have a Future?,'' Computers in Physics, 11, 416 (1997). Preprint.
- W.H. Press, ``Man's Size in Terms of Fundamental Constants," Am. J. Phys., 48, 597 (1980). As published.
- W.H. Press, ``Flicker Noises in Astronomy and Elsewhere," Comments on Astrophysics, 7, 103 (1978). As published.
- W.H. Press, ``Mathematical Theory of the Waterbed," Am. J. Phys., 46, 966 (1978). As published.
- W.H. Press, ``Theoretical Maximum for Energy from Direct and Diffuse Sunlight," Nature, 264, 734 (1976). As published.
- A.P. Lightman, W.H. Press, R.H. Price, and S.A. Teukolsky, Problem Book in Relativity and Gravitation with Complete Solutions, 599pp. + xiv (Princeton University Press, 1975). On-line version.
- W.H. Press (plus 10 co-authors), ``Prospectus for Computational Physics: Report by the Subcommittee on Computational Facilities for Theoretical Research,'' (National Science Foundation, 1981). [Of historical interest only, this was the first of several committee reports that led directly to the establishment of NSF centers for computational science.] Scanned copy.
