Entropy Production and Viscosity of A Dilute Gas

TL;DR

This paper introduces a novel derivation of dilute gas viscosity using entropy production principles, specifically the steepest entropy ascent and maximum entropy production principles, reaffirming known results through a new theoretical approach.

Contribution

It presents a new derivation of dilute gas viscosity based on entropy production principles, offering an alternative to traditional kinetic theory methods.

Findings

Reproduces known viscosity results using entropy production principles

Demonstrates the applicability of SEA and MEP principles to kinetic theory

Provides a theoretical foundation linking entropy production to gas viscosity

Abstract

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.