Our aim is to propose a theory which goes beyond the classical formulation of
thermodynamics. This is achieved by enlarging the space of basic independent variables …

Some critical considerations on the models of “extended irreversible thermodynamics” are
given. By develo** a methodology (“invariance of the generators”) based both on the …

The relation between the non-equilibrium thermodynamics and kinetic theory of rarefied
gases is discussed. The phenomenological equations of generalized non-equilibrium …

An abstract diffusion-convection equation is introduced. It is shown that many well-known
and experimentally tested time evolution equations of physical systems (eg the Boltzmann …

In order to extend the range of application of classical irreversible thermodynamics far from
equilibrium, an extension of the Gibbs equation is presented. The new Gibbs equation is …

A generalized Fourier law is shown to follow logically from the principle of frame-indifference
and the second law of thermodynamics. It can be used in the process of heat transfer in …

CONTENTS I. Introducdon 2. Conservation laws and balance equations 2. I. The law of
conservation of mass 2.2. The balance equati Page 1 PLASTICITY AND NONEQUILIBRIUM …

The effects of dissipative phenomena, with emphasis on nonlocal effects, on propagation
and absorption of sound waves in a rarefied monoatomic gas are investigated. The study is …

Nonequilibrium thermodynamics has several faces: the most popular theory, referred to as
thermodynamics of the first type, is the classical theory of irreversible processes developed …

A Lagrangian with dissipative (eg, Onsager's) potentials is constructed for the field
description of irreversible heat-conducting fluids, off local equilibrium. Extremum conditions …