2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/162044We show from covariant transport theory that, for a massless ideal gas equation of state, even a small shear viscosity to entropy density ratio $η\approx s/(4 π)$ generates significant 15-30% dissipative corrections to elliptic flow for conditions expected in mid-peripheral (b = 8 fm) Au+Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}} \sim 200$ GeV at RHIC.3 eps figuresNuclear TheoryThe "minimal" viscosity and elliptic flow at RHICtext