title: Finite bath fluctuation theorem.
abstract: We demonstrate that a finite bath fluctuation theorem of the Crooks type holds for systems that have been thermalized via weakly coupling them to a bath with energy independent finite specific heat. We show that this theorem reduces to the known canonical and microcanonical fluctuation theorems in the two respective limiting cases of infinite and vanishing specific heat of the bath. The result is elucidated by applying it to a two-dimensional hard disk colliding elastically with few other hard disks in a rectangular box with perfectly reflecting walls.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physics, University of Augsburg, Universitätsstrasse 1, D-86153 Augsburg, Germany. michele.campisi@physik.uni-augsburg.de
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Campisi
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Talkner
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hänggi