Several recent papers on surface dynamics have used transverse foliations and maximal isotopies for homeomorphisms isotopic to the identity as a main tool in their work. In this mini-course we will introduce the basic concepts behind this tool and show a new way o deriving useful dynamical information by means of a forcing procedure. The applications involve ways of obtaining existence of non-contractible periodic points with consequences for rotation sets of toral homeomorphisms, exponential growth of periodic orbits and estimates on topological entropy of maps.[-]

Several recent papers on surface dynamics have used transverse foliations and maximal isotopies for homeomorphisms isotopic to the identity as a main tool in their work. In this mini-course we will introduce the basic concepts behind this tool and show a new way o deriving useful dynamical information by means of a forcing procedure. The applications involve ways of obtaining existence of non-contractible periodic points with consequences for rotation sets of toral homeomorphisms, exponential growth of periodic orbits and estimates on topological entropy of maps.[-]

Several recent papers on surface dynamics have used transverse foliations and maximal isotopies for homeomorphisms isotopic to the identity as a main tool in their work. In this mini-course we will introduce the basic concepts behind this tool and show a new way o deriving useful dynamical information by means of a forcing procedure. The applications involve ways of obtaining existence of non-contractible periodic points with consequences for rotation sets of toral homeomorphisms, exponential growth of periodic orbits and estimates on topological entropy of maps.[-]

Several recent papers on surface dynamics have used transverse foliations and maximal isotopies for homeomorphisms isotopic to the identity as a main tool in their work. In this mini-course we will introduce the basic concepts behind this tool and show a new way o deriving useful dynamical information by means of a forcing procedure. The applications involve ways of obtaining existence of non-contractible periodic points with consequences for rotation sets of toral homeomorphisms, exponential growth of periodic orbits and estimates on topological entropy of maps.[-]

The curve graph is a well-studied and useful tool to study 3-manifolds and mapping class groups of surfaces. The fine curve graph is a recent variant on which the full homeomorphism group of a surface acts in an interesting way. In this talk we discuss some recent results which highlight behaviour not encountered in the 'classical' curve graph. In particular, we will discuss the first entries in a dictionary between properties from surface dynamics and geometric properties of the action (and, while doing so, construct homeomorphisms acting parabolically). This is joint work with Jonathan Bowden, Katie Mann, Emmanuel Militon and Richard Webb.[-]