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Extended Thermodynamics: A Multifield Theory Par Exellence

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A monatomic ideal gas, upon close inspection, reveals itself as a complex material whose proper description requires the use of hundreds, or even thousands of fields, at least in the rarefied state.

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  1. Faculty of Process Engineering, Thermodynamics, Technical University of Berlin, 10623, Berlin, Germany

    I. Müller

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  1. Dipartimento di Matematica, Università di Pisa, 56127, Pisa, Italy

    Gianfranco Capriz

  2. Dipartimento di Ingegneria Strutturale e Geotecnica, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, 00184, Roma, Italy

    Paolo Maria Mariano

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Müller, I. (2004). Extended Thermodynamics: A Multifield Theory Par Exellence. In: Capriz, G., Mariano, P.M. (eds) Advances in Multifield Theories for Continua with Substructure. Modeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering and Technology. Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-8176-8158-6_5

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