Approximation of smooth functions on compact two-point homogeneous   spaces
  Estimates of Kolmogorov $n$-widths $d_n(B_p^r, L^q)$ and linear $n$-widths $\da_n(B_p^r, L^q)$, ($1\leq q\leq \infty$) of Sobolev's classes $B_p^r$, ($r>0$, $1\leq p\leq \infty$) on compact two-point homogeneous spaces (CTPHS) are established. For part of $(p, q)\in[1,\infty]\times[1,\infty]$, sharp orders of $d_n(B_p^r, L^q)$ or $\da_n (B_p^r, L^q) $ were obtained by Bordin, Kushpel, Levesley and Tozoni in a recent paper `` J. Funct. Anal. 202 (2) (2003), 307--326''. In this paper, we obtain the sharp orders of $d_n(B_p^r, L^q)$ and $\da_n (B_p^r, L^q)$ for all the remaining $ (p,q)$. Our proof is based on positive cubature formulas and Marcinkiewicz-Zygmund type inequalities on CTPHS. 
Gavin Brown and Feng Dai