Vol 54, No 1 (2002)

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A domain of influence theorem in linear thermo-elasticity with thermal relaxation and internal variable

V.A. Cimmelli, P. Rogolino

Arch. Mech. 54 (1), 15-33, 2002

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Abstract


A domain of influence theorem is proved for a linear thermoelastic solid with a Cattaneo's type heat conduction law and a scalar internal variable. The obtained result is applied to prove the hyperbolicity of a semiempirical heat conduction theory, describing the propagation of thermal waves in crystals at low temperatures.

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