%0 Journal Article %T Gromov's macroscopic dimension conjecture %A Dmitry Bolotov %J Mathematics %D 2009 %I arXiv %R 10.2140/agt.2006.6.1669 %X In this note we construct a closed 4-manifold having torsion-free fundamental group and whose universal covering is of macroscopic dimension 3. This yields a counterexample to Gromov's conjecture about the falling of macroscopic dimension. %U http://arxiv.org/abs/0904.4886v1