The de Branges theorem and uniqueness statements (Q1089459)

\textit{L. de Branges} [Acta Math. 154, 137-152 (1985; Zbl 0573.30014)] proved Milin's conjecture in full; i.e., he derived the inequalities on the logarithmic coefficients of a function f in S and furthermore showed that equality was possible only when f is a Koebe function. In this way de Branges verified the conjectures of Robertson and Bieberbach. In the present article the author shows that the equality statements of both Robertson's and Bieberbach's conjectures can be obtained by a simple argument based only on the Milin inequalities. His method does not imply a simplification of the uniqueness statement of Milin's conjecture.