A Lagrangian-Hamiltonian variational formulation is proposed for the thermoelasticity of heat conductors and its generalization to anelasticity described by means of internal-state variablesby using a gauge-theoretical technique (introduction of an additional variable of state the gradient of thermacy that renders the system apparently Hamiltonian). Projecting the equations resulting from the E...

An interpretation of the Gough-Joule-Effect from an atomistic point of view is given by a special investigation of lattice vibrations using a non-interacting model. The calculations are restricted to crystals with ideal crystal structure built up of only one kind of particles. Approximate analytical formulas are derived. A comparison between the classical macroscopic theory and the here present...