Entropy production and viscosity of a dilute gas

• DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2012.02.009
• Publication Date: 2012-02-15T12:18:00Z
• Authors: Yong-Jun Zhang
• Keywords: Entropy production

It is known that the viscosity of a dilute gas can be derived by using kinetic theory. We present here a new derivation by using two entropy production principles: the steepest entropy ascent (SEA) principle and the maximum entropy production (MEP) principle. The known result is reproduced in a similar form.