Hyperbolic isometries of the fine curve graph of higher genus surfaces

Abstract

We prove that for a homeomorphism f that is isotopic to the identity on a closed hyperbolic surface, the following are equivalent: * f acts hyperbolically on the fine curve graph; * f is isotopic to a pseudo-Anosov map relative to a finite f-invariant set; * the ergodic homological rotation set of f has nonempty interior.

22 pages, 5 figures