Abstract
It is shown that P, depending on x, u and derivatives of u, satisfies Div P ≥ 0 for all such x, u, if and only if Div P = ϕ(x) ≥0 where <p is independent of u. Applications to theories of continuum thermomechanics are discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 511-514 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society |
| Volume | 97 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| State | Published - May 1985 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:transitions held at the Mathematics Research Center of the University of Wisconsin. It is a pleasure to thank him for sparking my interest in the applications of these results to thermodynamics. This research was supported in part by NSF Grant MCS 81-00786.