On some classes of first-order differential subordinations (Q1064427)

The paper contains several results of the following type: Theorem. Let h be analytic in \(U=\{z:\) \(| z| <1\}\), let \(\phi\) be analytic in a domain D containing h(U) and suppose a) Re \(\phi\) (h(z))\(>0\), \(z\in U\) and either b) h(z) is convex or b) \(H(z)=zh'(z)\phi (h(z))\) is starlike w.r.t. the origin. If p is analytic in U with \(p(0)=h(0)\), p(U)\(\subset D\), and \[ p(z)+zp'(z)\phi (p(z))\prec h(z), \] then p(z)\(\prec h(z)\). An application to univalent functions is given: Let f be analytic in U, \(f(0)=0\) and either \[ | f''(z)/f'(z)| \leq 2\quad or\quad | zf''(z)/f'(z)+1| <2,\quad (z\in U). \] Then f is starlike in U.