A Lagrangian variational formulation for nonequilibrium thermodynamics. Part II: Continuum systems

François Gay-Balmaz, Hiroaki Yoshimura*

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Abstract

Part I of this paper introduced a Lagrangian variational formulation for nonequilibrium thermodynamics of discrete systems. This variational formulation extends Hamilton's principle to allow the inclusion of irreversible processes in the dynamics. The irreversibility is encoded into a nonlinear nonholonomic constraint given by the expression of entropy production associated to all the irreversible processes involved. In Part II, we develop this formulation for the case of continuum systems by extending the setting of Part I to infinite dimensional nonholonomic Lagrangian systems. The variational formulation is naturally expressed in the material representation, while its spatial version is obtained via a nonholonomic Lagrangian reduction by symmetry. The theory is illustrated with the examples of a viscous heat conducting fluid and its multicomponent extension including chemical reactions and mass transfer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)194-212
Number of pages19
JournalJournal of Geometry and Physics
Volume111
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017 Jan 1

Keywords

  • Continuum systems
  • Irreversible processes
  • Lagrangian formulation
  • Nonequilibrium thermodynamics
  • Nonholonomic constraints
  • Variational formulation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mathematical Physics
  • Physics and Astronomy(all)
  • Geometry and Topology

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