Compact group actions that raise dimension to infinity (Q1371930)

Let \(G=\prod^\infty_{i=1} (\mathbb{Z}_p)_i\), where \(p\) is any prime. The main result of the paper asserts that for each compact metric space \(Y\) and every prime \(p\), \(Y\) can be represented as the orbit space of an action of \(G\) on some compact metric space \(X\) such that \(\dim_{\mathbb{Z}_p} X=1\). From this theorem two interesting results are derived, concerning dimension-raising for actions of torsion groups on compacta. It is shown that dimension can be raised by an arbitrary amount if the acting group has enough torsion.