Foundations of Continuum Thermodynamics

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
From Thermostatics to Thermodynamics....Pages 1-21
From Thermostatics to Thermodynamics; Discussion Paper....Pages 23-41
Statistical Thermodynamics of Equilibrium: STE....Pages 43-60
A Symmetry Interpretation of Thermodynamics....Pages 61-79
Microscopic Aspects of Entropy and the Statistical Foundations of Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics....Pages 81-112
Statistical Inequalities and Thermodynamics of Open Systems....Pages 113-127
Entropy and Entropy Production....Pages 129-142
Entropy and Entropy Production: Discussion Paper....Pages 143-158
The Onsager Relations; Theoretical Basis....Pages 159-183
The Onsager Relations; Experimental Evidence....Pages 185-214
The Onsager Reciprocal Relations—Experimental Evidence; Discussion Paper....Pages 215-227
Some Restrictions on Constitutive Equations....Pages 229-249
Some Restrictions on Constitutive Equations; Discussion Paper....Pages 251-258
On Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics of Viscoelasticity and Viscoplasticity....Pages 259-281
Thermodynamics and Plasticity....Pages 283-304
Thermodynamics and Plasticity; Discussion Paper....Pages 305-315
The Role of Thermodynamics in Continuum Mechanics....Pages 317-333
Back Matter....Pages 335-337