Punishing factors and Chua's conjecture (Q2381145)

Let \(\Omega\) and \(\Pi\) be simply-connected domains in \(\mathbb{C}\) that are not equal to \(\mathbb{C}\). The authors obtain estimates for \(|f^{(n)}(z)|\), \(z\in\Omega\), for functions in the class \(A(\Omega,\Pi)\) of functions \(f: \Omega\to\Pi\) holomorphic on \(\Omega\). For example, let \(\lambda_\Omega(z)\) and \(\lambda_\Pi(w)\) denote the density of the Poincaré metric of \(\Omega\) at \(z\) and of \(\Pi\) at \(w\), respectively; then, if \(f\in A (\Omega,\Pi)\) where \(\Omega\) is convex, \(z\in\Omega\) and \(n\geq 2\), we have \[ |f^{(n)}(z)|/n!\leq(n+ 1)2^{n-2}(\lambda_\Omega(z))^n/\lambda_\Pi(f(z)). \] In particular, this proves a conjecture of \textit{K. S. Chua} [Rocky Mt. J. Math. 26, No. 1, 63--75 (1996; Zbl 0849.30010)] for injective functions in \(A(\Omega,\Pi)\).