A remark on certain analytic functions (Q1185135)

Let \(A_ p\) denote the class of functions of the form \(f(z)=z^ p+\sum_{n=p+1}^ \infty a_ n z^ n\), \(p\in\mathbb{N}\), which are analytic in the unit disk \(U\). Let \(S_ p^*(\alpha)\) and \(K_ p(\beta)\) be the subclasses of \(A_ p{}\) consisting of all \(p\)-valently starlike functions of order \(\alpha\) in \(U\), and all \(p\)-valently convex functions of order \(\beta\) in \(U\), respectively. With the help of the classes \(S_ p^*(\alpha)\) and \(K_ p(\beta)\), the authors introduce the subclass \(A_ p(\alpha,\beta;a,b)\) of \(A_ p\) consisting of functions which satisfy \[ \text{Re}\left\{\left({{zf'(z)}\over{f(z)}}- \alpha\right)^ a\left(1+ {{zf''(z)}\over{f'(z)}}-\beta\right)^ b\right\}>0 \qquad (z\in U), \] for some \(\alpha\) (\(0\leq\alpha<p\)), \(\beta\) (\(0\leq\beta<p\)), \(a\in\mathbb{R}\) and \(b\in\mathbb{R}\). For the class \(A_ p(\alpha,\beta;a,b)\), the authors show: Theorem. For \(0\leq t<1\), we have \[ A_ p(\alpha,\beta;a,b)\cap S_ p^*(\alpha)\subset A_ p(\alpha,\beta;(a-1)t+1,bt). \]