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On a supplementary conservation law for a hyperbolic model of heat conductor

Mariano Torrisi, Antonino Valenti (1990)

Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali. Rendiconti Lincei. Matematica e Applicazioni

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In the context of the wave propagation theory in nonlinear hyperbolic systems, we analyse, in the case of a rigid heat conductor, the model proposed by G. Grioli. After introducing the constitutive relations according to the point of view of the extended thermodynamics, we look for the compatibility of the governing equations with a supplementary conservation law. We obtain the functional form of the constitutive quantities and we are able to show that the governing equations may be...

The entropy principle: from continuum mechanics to hyperbolic systems of balance laws

Tommaso Ruggeri (2005)

Bollettino dell'Unione Matematica Italiana

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We discuss the different roles of the entropy principle in modern thermodynamics. We start with the approach of rational thermodynamics in which the entropy principle becomes a selection rule for physical constitutive equations. Then we discuss the entropy principle for selecting admissible discontinuous weak solutions and to symmetrize general systems of hyperbolic balance laws. A particular attention is given on the local and global well-posedness of the relative Cauchy problem for...