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It is shown that Prigogine's evolution criterion describing dissipative hydrodynamic processes may be extended to magnetohydrodynamics. This is achieved by defining appropriately the generalized fluxes and forces. As illustrative example, Hartmann's flow is considered.
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The author wishes to record his gratitude to Professor Nihoul for his interest in this research and his helpful comments on the manuscript.
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Lebon, G. On a variational description of magnetohydrodynamic systems including irreversible processes. J Eng Math 2, 381–388 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01579579
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