The pointwise estimates to solutions for 1-dimensional linear thermo-visco-elastic system

In this paper, we study the linear thermo-visco-elastic system in one-dimensional space variable. The mathematical model is a hyperbolic-parabolic partial differential system. The solutions of the system show some decay property due to the parabolicity. Based on detailed analysis on the Green function of the system, the pointwise estimates of the solutions are obtained, from which the generalized Huygens' principle is shown.