Nonlinear Hyperbolic Equations and Linear Heat Conduction with Memory

The model of a rigid heat conductor with memory is considered. Specifically, in the one-dimensional case, a connection, via Cole-Hopf Transformation, between the linear integro-differential evolution equation which describes heat conduction with memory and a nonlinear partial integro-differential equation of hyperbolic type is established. Notably, when the heat conductor is homogeneous, as well as when the homogeneity hypothesis is removed, the differential operator of the transformed nonlinear partial differential equation is of hyperbolic type.