n-widths and Approximation theory on Compact Riemannian Manifolds

We determine upper asymptotic estimates of Kolmogorov and linear $n$-widths of unit balls in Sobolev and Besov norms in $L_{p}$-spaces on compact Riemannian manifolds. The proofs rely on estimates for the near-diagonal localization of the kernels of elliptic operators. We also summarize some of our previous results about approximations by eigenfunctions of elliptic operators on compact homogeneous manifolds.