1. Introduction
I: PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE CASIMIR EFFECT FOR IDEAL BOUNDARIES
2. Simple models of the Casimir effect
3. Field quantization and vacuum energy in the presence of boundaries
4. Regularization and renormalization of the vacuum energy
5. The Casimir effect at nonzero temperature
6. Approximate and numerical approaches to the Casimir effect
7. The Casimir effect for two ideal metal planes
8. The Casimir effect in rectangular boxes
9. Single spherical and cylindrical boundaries
10. The Casimir force between objects of arbitrary shape
11. Spaces with non-Euclidean topology
II: THE CASIMIR FORCE BETWEEN REAL BODIES
12. The Lifshitz theory of van der Waals and Casimir forces between plane dielectrics
13. The Casimir interaction between plates made of real metals at zero temperature
14. The Casimir interaction between real metals at nonzero temperature
15. The Casimir interaction between metal and dielectric
16. The Lifshitz theory of atom-wall interaction
17. The Casimir force between rough and corrugated surfaces
III: MEASUREMENTS OF THE CASIMIR FORCE AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN BOTH FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
18. General requirements for Casimir force measurements
19. Measurements of the Casimir force between equals
20. Measurements of the Casimir force with semiconductors
21. Measurements of the Casimir force in configurations with corrugated surfaces
22. Measurement of the Casimir-Polder force
23. Applications of the Casimir force in nanotechnology
24. Constraints on hypothetical interactions from the Casimir effect
25. Conclusions and outlook