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Extended thermodynamics---a theory of symmetric hyperbolic field equations
Applications of Mathematics, Tome 53 (2008) no. 5, pp. 469-484

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Extended thermodynamics is based on a set of equations of balance which are supplemented by local and instantaneous constitutive equations so that the field equations are quasi-linear differential equations of first order. If the constitutive functions are subject to the requirements of the entropy principle, one may write them in symmetric hyperbolic form by a suitable choice of fields. \endgraf The kinetic theory of gases, or the moment theories based on the Boltzmann equation, provide an explicit example for extended thermodynamics. The theory proves its usefulness and practicality in the successful treatment of light scattering in rarefied gases. \endgraf It would seem that extended thermodynamics is worthy of the attention of mathematicians. It may offer them a non-trivial field of study concerning hyperbolic equations, if ever they get tired of the Burgers equation.
DOI : 10.1007/s10492-008-0037-6
Classification : 35L60, 80A05, 80A17
Keywords: thermodynamics; symmetric hyperbolicity; kinetic theory; light scattering 
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Müller, Ingo. Extended thermodynamics---a theory of symmetric hyperbolic field equations. Applications of Mathematics, Tome 53 (2008) no. 5, pp. 469-484. doi: 10.1007/s10492-008-0037-6

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