Inclusion theorems for convolution product of second order polylogarithms and functions with the derivative in a halfplane (Q1366579): Difference between revisions

Let \({\mathcal A}\) denote the family of normalized regular functions defined in the unit disc \(\Delta=\{z:| z|<1\}\). For \(\beta<1\) and real \(\eta\), let \({\mathcal R}_\eta(\beta)\) denote the family of functions \(f\in{\mathcal A}\) such that \(\text{Re} [e^{i\eta} (f'(z)-\beta)]>0\) for \(a\in\Delta\). Given a generalized second order polylogarithm function \[ G(a,b;z)= \sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{(a+1)(b+1)} {(n+a)(n+b)} z^n,\qquad a,b\neq-1,-2,-3,\dots, \] we place conditions on the parameters \(a\), \(b\) and \(\beta\) to guarantee that the Hadamard product of the power series \(H_f(a,b;z)\equiv G(a,b;z)* f(z)\) will be univalent, starlike or convex. We give conditions on \(a\) and \(b\) to describe the geometric nature of the function \(G(a,b;z)\). We note that for \(f\in{\mathcal A}\), the function \(H_f(a,b;z)\) satisfies the differential equation \[ z^2 H_f''(z)+ (a+b+1)z H_f'(z)+abH_f(z)= (a+1)(b+1)f(z), \] and \(H_f\) has the integral representation \[ \begin{aligned} H_f(a,b;z)&:= \frac{(a+1)(b+1)} {b- a}\int_0^1 t^{a-1}(1-t^{b-a})f(tz)dt, \qquad\text{if }b\neq a\\ \text{and} H_f(a,a;z)&:= (1+a)^2\int_0^1 (\log 1/t)t^{-1} f(tz)dt, \qquad \text{for Re }a>-1. \end{aligned} \] If \(a>-1\), and \(b>a\) with \(b\to\infty\), we see that \(H_f(a,b;z)\) reduces to the well-known Bernardi transform. If \(a=-\alpha\) and \(b=2-\alpha\), \(H_f(a,b;z)\) is the operator considered by \textit{R. Ali} and \textit{V. Singh} [Complex Variables, Theory Appl. 26, No. 4, 299-309 (1995; Zbl 0851.30005)] with an additional assumption that \(0\leq\alpha<1\). Thus, the operator \(H_f(a,b;z)\) is the natural choice to study its behaviour. By making \(f\) in the class of convex functions, we also find a sufficient condition for \(H_f(a,b;z)\) to belong to the class \({\mathcal R}_0(\beta)\). Several open problems have been raised at the end.