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The energy criterion for mechanical stability asserts that the stable configurations are those that minimize the potential energy. Recent studies have shown that the energy criterion can be extended to stability of thermomechanical systems under suitable environment conditions, provided that the «stored energy» is interpreted as the equilibrium free-energy at the environmental temperature θe. The aim of this paper is to provide a contribution to a general theory of thermomechanical stability. Essentially we have restated the theory for general materials introduced by Gurtin with a new framework in the light of recent theories of Noll and Coleman-Owen on simple materials and on thermodynamical potentials. We define a «thermomechanical system» which posseses two main features: i) state space has a «natural topology» depending on the thermodynamical behaviour of system; ii) internal energy E and entropy S are not supposed to exist but are expressely obtained with their smoothness properties.
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Banfi, C., Giorgi, C. Sul criterio dell'energia per la stabilitá di un sistema termomeccanico. Annali di Matematica pura ed applicata 129, 201–227 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01762143
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