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Lagrange formalism allows for phenomenological thermodynamics of irreversible processes. This statement is exemplified for heat transport, diffusion and chemical reactions. Traditional formulations of thermodynamics can be included into Lagrange formalism. However, Lagrange formalism goes beyond the scope of traditional thermodynamics. By means of this most general field theoretical approach a unified phenomenological theory of material behaviour including thermodynamics, mechanics and electromagnetism might be obtained. In this paper the skeleton of the theory concerning thermodynamics is briefly reported.
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This paper is cordially dedicated to Academician I. Gyarmati on the occasion of his 60-th birthday.
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Anthony, K.H. Phenomenological thermodynamics of irreversible processes within Lagrange formalism. Acta Physica Hungarica 67, 321–340 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03155813
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