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A famous open problem asks whether the asymptotic dimension of a CAT(0) group is necessarily finite. For hyperbolic G, it is known that \({\text {asdim}}\,G\) is bounded above by \(\dim ~\partial G+1\), which is known to be finite. For CAT(0) G, the latter quantity is also known to be finite, so one approach is to try proving a similar inequality. So far those efforts have failed. Motivated by these questions we work toward understanding the relationship between large scale dimension of CAT(0) groups and small scale dimension of the group’s boundary by shifting attention to the linearly controlled dimension of the boundary. To do that, one must choose appropriate metrics for the boundaries. In this paper, we suggest two candidates and develop some basic properties. Under one choice, we show that linearly controlled dimension of the boundary remains finite; under another choice, we prove that macroscopic dimension of the group is bounded above by \(2\cdot \ell \)-\(\dim \partial G+1\). Other useful results are established, some basic examples are analyzed, and a variety of open questions are posed.
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The author would like to thank Craig Guilbault for his guidance and suggestions during the course of this project. Also, many thanks to the reviewer for a careful reading of the original manuscript.
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Moran, M.A. Metrics on visual boundaries of CAT(0) spaces. Geom Dedicata 183, 123–142 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10711-016-0150-8
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