Evolution equations of dissipative bodies and hyperbolicity (Q2266176)

A model of Navier-Stokes-Fourier theory is studied, in which the propagation of thermal and viscous effects is not instantaneous. Using the thermodynamics of materials with internal variables it is shown that for the model elaborated in [\textit{A. Morro}, Arch. Mech. 32, 145-161 (1980; Zbl 0434.73006)], the invariance of the internal energy and pressure (the nonequilibrium values are equal with those at equilibrium) leads to a hyperbolic system of equations for heat conducting and viscous fluids. In the last part an application is given to the evolution equation for heat conduction in dielectric crystals.