Theory of Y-extremal and minimal hypersurfaces in a Finsler space. On Wegener's and Barthel's theories (Q1093921)

The author presents a new theory of extremal and minimal hypersurfaces in a Finsler space from the standpoint of the theory of Finsler connections which has been developed recently. His concepts are based on the so- called Cartan Y-connection and the Cartan C-connection determined from the fundamental function and a non-zero vector field, resp. from the fundamental function alone. Further he compares his results with the older theories of J. M. Wegener and W. Barthel on minimal hypersurfaces in a Finsler space.