A comment on approximations to the temperature in dynamic linear thermoelasticity (Q796324)

The paper deals with the one dimensional temperature field in a slab with clamped surfaces, one of which being held at reference temperature and the other being subjected to a prescribed heat flux. Continuing his earlier work [ibid. 77, 387-396 (1981; Zbl 0503.73008) and 79, 85-95 (1982; Zbl 0507.73003)], the author proves a theorem, stating that for a certain class of heat flux functions, the difference of two temperature fields converges uniformly to zero as time goes to infinity. The first temperature field is a solution of the equations of coupled linear thermoelasticity. The other temperature field is a solution of a modified heat equation incorporating the effect of coupling. The form of the latter, however, depends on the displacement boundary conditions. This clearly written paper deserves the attention of scientists interested in the foundations of thermoelasticity and applied mathematicians.