CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Organizing Committee -- Schedule of Talks -- Calculations of Casimir Forces -- Casimir Forces Between Spheres and Loop Integrals J. Babington -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The N-Sphere configuration -- 3. Loop integrals -- 4. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Analytic Corrections to the Electromagnetic Casimir Interaction Between a Sphere and a Plate at Short Distances M. Bordag and V. Nikolaev -- Keywords: -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Casimir Physics: Geometry, Shape and Material T. Emig -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Fluctuating Currents and T-operators -- 3. Applications -- 3.1. Sphere-plane -- 3.2. Three-body effects -- 3.3. Orientation dependence -- 3.4. Material dependence -- 3.5. Further extensions -- References -- Semitransparent Pistons P. Morales and K. Kirsten -- Keywords: -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Zeta Function for Semitransparent Pistons -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Using Boundary Methods to Compute the Casimir Energy F. C. Lombardo, F. D. Mazzitelli and P. I. Villar -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Point-Matching Numerical Approach -- 3. Cylindrical Rack and Pinion -- 4. Outer Conductors with Focal Lines: Cylinder Inside an Ellipse -- 5. Final Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Electromagnetic Non-contact Gears: Prelude P. Parashar, K. A. Milton, I. Cavero-Pelaez and K. V. Shajesh -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Interaction energy -- 2.1. Evaluation of the reduced Green's dyadic -- 2.2. Interaction energy for corrugated dielectric slabs -- 2.3. Conductor limit -- 3. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- The Scattering Approach to the Casimir Force S. Reynaud, A. Canaguier-Durand, R. Messina, A. Lambrecht and P. A. Maia Neto -- 1. The Many Facets of the Casimir Effect -- 2. Comparison of the Casimir Force Measurements with Theory -- 3. The Role of Geometry.

4. Introduction to the Scattering Approach -- 5. The Non-specular Scattering Formula -- 6. The Lateral Casimir Force between Corrugated Plates -- 7. The Plane-Sphere Geometry Beyond PFA -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Scalar Casimir Energies for Separable Coordinate Systems: Application to Semi-transparent Planes in an Annulus J. Wagner, K. A. Milton and K. Kirsten -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Separation of Variables -- 3. Casimir Energy for Planes in an Annular Cavity -- 4. Numerical Results for Dirichlet Planes -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Measurement of Casimir Forces -- Demonstrating the Strong Geometry Dependence of the Casimir Force on a Surface with Deep, Nanoscale Corrugations H. B. Chan, Y. Bao, J. Zou, R. A. Cirelli, F. Klemens, W. M. Mansfield and C. S. Pai -- Keywords: -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Rectangular Trench Arrays: Comparison of the Casimir Force to the PAA and the PFA -- 3. Experimental Procedures -- 4. Measurement of the Casimir Force on Flat and Corrugated Silicon Surfaces -- Acknowledgments -- References -- New Results for the Casimir Interaction: Sample Characterization and Low Temperature Measurements R. S. Decca, D. L opez and E. Osquiguil -- Keywords: -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental Details -- 3. Results -- 3.1. Optical properties of the sample used -- 3.2. Low temperature measurements -- 4. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Casimir Force Experiments in Air: Two Birds with One Stone S. De Man, K. Heeck, K. Smith, R. J. Wijngaarden and D. Iannuzzi -- Keywords: -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Casimir Force Measurements: Common Challenges -- 3. Our New Experimental Method -- 4. Fiber-Top Casimir Force Setup -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Experimental Features of the Recent Lateral Casimir Force Measurement H.-C. Chiu and U. Mohideen -- Keywords: -- 1. Introduction.

2. Experiment Setup and Sample Preparation -- 2.1. Modification of the cantilever -- 2.2. Preparation of the corrugated surfaces -- 2.3. The in situ imprint procedure -- 3. Experiment Procedure for Measuring the Lateral Casimir Force -- 3.1. The measurement of the contact potential -- 3.2. Correction of the non-zero tilt of the vertical template grating -- 3.3. Measurement of the lateral Casimir force -- 3.4. Measurement of the lateral electrostatic force and the determination of kben and the separation distance at contact z0 -- 3.5. Measurement of the force calibration constant kben and the separation distance at contact z0 -- 4. Results -- 5. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Lateral Casimir-Polder Force Measurement Using Bose Einstein Condensates G. A. Moreno -- Keywords: -- 1. Introduction -- 2. BEC near a Corrugated Surface -- 3. The Modified Energy Spectrum -- 4. Measurement of the Spectrum and Numerical Estimates -- 5. Conclusions -- References -- Repulsive Casimir and van der Waals Forces: From Measurements to Future Technologies J. N. Munday and F. Capasso -- Keywords: -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Casimir-Lifshitz Force -- 3. Origin of Repulsive Forces -- 4. Measurements of Repulsive Forces -- 5. Future Measurement Directions and Technological Opportunities -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- Macroscopic Quantum Vacuum and Microscopic Gravitation R. Onofrio -- Keywords: -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Casimir force experiments and non-Newtonian limits in the micrometer range -- 3. Higgs shifts in astrophysical environments -- 4. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- The PVLAS Experiment and Its Results: Probing the Quantum Vacuum with Polarized Light and Magnetic Fields F. Della Valle, E. Milotti, G. Di Domenico, G. Zavattini, U. Gastaldi, R. Pengo and G. Ruoso -- Keywords: -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Current experimental set-up.

3. Results and perspectives -- References -- Thermal Casimir Effects -- Thermal Casimir Effect for Conducting Plates and the Bohr-van Leeuwen Theorem G. Bimonte -- Keywords: -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Bohr-van Leeuwen theorem -- 3. The Bohr-van Leewuen theorem and the Casimir effect -- 4. Concluding remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Electromagnetic Casimir Effect in Wedge Geometry and the Energy-Momentum Tensor in Media I. Brevik, S. A. Ellingsen and K. A. Milton -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Extracts from the Classic Theory for the Perfectly Conducting Wedge -- 3. Wedge I: Perfectly Conducting Walls -- Circular Boundary at r = a -- 3.1. The boundary r = a being perfectly conducting -- 3.2. Dielectric boundary at r = a -- 4. Wedge II: Diaphanous (Isorefractive) Wedge in Cylindrical Shell -- 5. Considerations of Finite Temperature -- 6. On the Electromagnetic Energy Momentum Tensor in Media -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Casimir-Polder Potential in Thermal Non-equilibrium S. A. Ellingsen, Y. Sherkunov, S. Y. Buhmann and S. Scheel -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Correspondence of Thermal Non-equilibrium Theories -- 3. Thermal CP Potential on a Particle in Uniform Temperature Environment -- 3.1. Planar systems -- 3.2. Cylindrical cavity -- 4. Summary -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Geometry-Temperature Interplay in the Casimir Effect H. Gies and A. Weber -- Keywords: -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Origin of Geothermal Casimir Phenomena -- 3. Worldline Method for the Casimir Effect -- 4. Geothermal Phenomena for Inclined Casimir Plates -- 4.1. Inclined plates at zero temperature T = 0 -- 4.2. Inclined plates at finite temperature -- 5. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Thermal Effects in the Magnetic Casimir-Polder Interaction H. Haakh, F. Intravaia and C. Henkel -- Keywords: -- 1. Introduction.

2. Casimir-Polder potential in global equilibrium -- 3. Casimir-Polder potential for nonthermal states -- 4. Discussion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Mode Contributions to the Casimir Effect F. Intravaia and C. Henkel -- Keywords: -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Dissipative Plasmons at short distance -- 3. Eddy currents -- 4. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Thermal Casimir Force Between Magnetic Materials G. L. Klimchitskaya, B. Geyer and V. M. Mostepanenko -- Keywords: -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Review of Magnetic Properties -- 3. Ferromagnetic Metals -- 4. Ferromagnetic Dielectrics -- 5. Vicinity of the Curie Temperature -- 6. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- The Casimir Effect and the Foundations of Statistical Physics V. M. Mostepanenko and G. L. Klimchitskaya -- Keywords: -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Lifshitz Theory and the Nernst Heat Theorem -- 3. The Nernst Heat Theorem in the Modifications of the Lifshitz Theory -- 4. What Experiments Say and Is It Reliable -- 5. What Statistical Physics Says -- 6. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Casimir-Lifshitz Forces and Entropy L. P. Pitaevskii -- 1. Physical Meaning and Properties of the "Casimir Entropy" -- 2. The Surface Entropy of a Metal in Condition of Anomalous Skin Effect -- 3. Entropy of a Helium Film on a Solid Surface -- Acknowledgments -- References -- The Thermal Casimir Effect: Saturation B. E. Sernelius -- Keywords: -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Basic Formalism -- 3. Two Parallel Metal Plates -- 4. Two Parallel Plates, One Metallic and One Semiconducting -- 5. Atom Wall Geometry -- 6. Summary -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Finite Temperature Casimir Effect in the Presence of Extra Dimensions L. P. Teo and K. Kirsten -- Keywords: -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Finite temperature Casimir effect in spacetimes with extra dimensions -- References.

Casimir Forces for Real Materials.