On distortion properties of analytic operators (Q1198466)

The author continues his studies of integral and differential operators, defined on certain families of functions, holomorphic in the open unit disc [see e.g. the author, ibid. 10, 20-38 (1987; Zbl 0614.30029)]. For \(a>0\) let \({\mathcal L}(a)\) be the integral operator, defined by \({\mathcal L}(a)f(z)=a \int_ I t^{a-2} f(zt)dt\), \(I\) the unit interval. The inverse of \({\mathcal L}(a)\) is the differential operator \(\Theta(a)={1\over a}({d \over{d\log z}}+a-1)\). A related one, \(\Lambda(\alpha)=1+\alpha{d\over{d\log z}}\), is earlier discussed by Miller and Altintas. As proved earlir by the author, the operator \({\mathcal L}(a)\) may be interpolated into a family \(\{{\mathcal L}(a)^ \lambda\}\), \(\lambda\geq 0\), satisfying \({\mathcal L}(a)^ \lambda{\mathcal L}(a)^ \mu ={\mathcal L}(a)^{\lambda+\mu}\), where \({\mathcal L}(a)\) may be represented by \[ {\mathcal L}(a)^ \lambda f(z)={a^ \lambda \over \Gamma(\lambda)} \int_ I t^{a-2}\left(\log {1\over t}\right)^{\lambda-1} f(zt)dt. \] Extension to negative \(\lambda\)-values are made. Also for the other operators similar generalizations exist. Properties of the operators and relations between them are proved. The main part of the paper is devoted to distorsion theorems showing the effect of the operator on \({\mathfrak R}(f(z)/z)\) when \(f(z)\) is transformed. In particular certain functions with an integral representation w.r.t. a complex-valued measure \(\tau\) are studied. Illustrations are given in which \(\tau\) has a direct spectrum, and also applications in form of brief proofs of theorems due to Miller and Altintas, and of an improved form of a result by Chichra.