%0 Journal Article %T The ergodic theory of hyperbolic groups %A Danny Calegari %J Mathematics %D 2011 %I arXiv %X These notes are a self-contained introduction to the use of dynamical and probabilistic methods in the study of hyperbolic groups. Most of this material is standard; however some of the proofs given are new, and some results are proved in greater generality than have appeared in the literature. These notes originated in a minicourse given at a workshop in Melbourne, July 11-15 2011. %U http://arxiv.org/abs/1111.0029v2