Structure-preserving discretization in the framework of a discrete model problem for large-strain thermo-viscoelasticity

The design of structure-preserving integrators is dealt with in the framework of a discrete model problem for large-strain thermo-viscoelasticity. The evolution equations pertaining to the model problem are cast in the framework of GENERIC. The GENERIC formalism provides an ideal foundation for the design of energy-momentum-entropy (EME) consistent time-stepping schemes. An analogous approach can be applied to the full continuum model for large-strain thermo-viscoelasticity.