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This chapter is devoted to the problem of heat conduction in rigid bodies. A representative collection of variational principles is examined. According to the nature of the problem to be handled, these criteria will be classical or not.

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Lebon, G., Perzyna, P. (1980). Variational Theory of Heat Conduction. In: Lebon, G., Perzyna, P. (eds) Recent Developments in Thermomechanics of Solids. International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 262. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-3351-4_15

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