On asymptotic dimension with linear control (Q2452045)

Let \((X,d)\) be a metric space. For \(\lambda>0\) and \(D>0\), \((\lambda,D)\)-\(\dim X\leq n\) if there are \(n+1\) families \({\mathcal U}_0,{\mathcal U}_1,\ldots,{\mathcal U}_n\) of subsets of \(X\) such that \(\bigcup\limits_{i=0}^n{\mathcal U}_i\) covers \(X\) and for each \(i=0,1,\ldots,n\) \(d(U,V)>\lambda\) for any distinct elements \(U\), \(V\) of \({\mathcal U}_i\) and \(\text{mesh}\,({\mathcal U}_i)\leq D\). Then, \textit{the asymptotic dimension} \(\text{asdim}\,X\) of a metric space \(X\) is less than or equal to \(n\), asdim\(\,X\leq n\) if and only if for any \(\lambda>0\) there is \(D>0\) such that \((\lambda,D)\)-\(\dim X\leq n\). Furthermore, \textit{the asymptotic dimension with linear control} \(\ell\)-\(\text{asdim}_{\ast}\,X\) and \textit{the asymptotic Assouad-Nagata dimension} \(\text{AN-asdim}\,X\) of a metric space \(X\) are defined as follows: \(\ell\)-\(\text{asdim}_{\ast}\,X\leq n\) if there is \(c>0\) such that for every \(R>0\) there is \(\lambda>R\) such that \((\lambda,c\lambda)\)-\(\dim X\leq n\) and \(\text{AN-asdim}\,X\leq n\) if there are \(c>0\) and \(r_0>0\) such that for every \(\lambda>r_0\) such that \((\lambda,c\lambda)\)-\(\dim X\leq n\). Clearly, \(\ell\)-\(\text{asdim}_{\ast}\,X\leq\text{AN-asdim}\,X\) holds. \textit{A. Dranishnikov} in [``Open problems in asymptotic dimension theory'', in: M. Bestvina (Ed.), Problems in Geometric Group Theory, {\texttt{https://sites.google.com/a/scu.edu/rscott/pggt}}] posed the following problem: Does \(\ell\)-\(\text{asdim}_{\ast}\,X=\text{AN-asdim}\,X\)? What if \(X\) is a finitely generated group? In this paper, the author gives a negative answer to the first part of the problem. The counter-example is a countable \(p\)-local group with a proper invariant metric.