Various connections between the theory of permutation groups and the theory
of topological groups are described. These connections are applied in
permutation group theory and in the structure theory of topological groups.
The first draft of these notes was written for lectures at the conference
Totally disconnected groups, graphs and geometry in Blaubeuren, Germany, 2007.Comment: 39 pages (The statement of Krophollers conjecture (item 4.30) has
been corrected
