The angular distribution of mass by Bergman functions (Q1283365)

Let \(\mathbb D=\{z:|z|<1\}\) be the unit disk in the complex plane and denote by \(d\mathcal A\) two-dimensional Lebesgue measure on \(\mathbb D\). The Bergman space \(L_a^1\) consists of functions \(f\) that are analytic on \(\mathbb D\) and for which \(\|f\|_1=\int_{\mathbb D}|f|d\mathcal A<\infty\). For \(\varepsilon>0\), define \(\Sigma_{\varepsilon}=\{z:|\arg z|<\varepsilon\}\). The authors prove the following theorem: For every \(\varepsilon>0\) there exists a \(\delta>0\) such that if \(f\in L_a^1\) is univalent and \(f(0)=0\) then (1) \(\int_{f^{-1}(\Sigma_{\varepsilon})}|f|d\mathcal A> \delta\|f\|_1\). Further, it is shown that this theorem cannot be extended to \(L_a^p\) for any \(p>1\); By example it is shown that (1) fails when \(p>1\), \(|f|\) is replaced by \(|f|^p\), and \(\|f\|_1\) is replaced by \(\|f\|_p^p\). The open problem remains if (1) is true without the restriction that \(f\) is univalent. This is known to be equivalent to a conjecture regarding quasiconformal mappings made by M. Ortel and the second author in [\textit{M. Ortel} and \textit{W. Smith}, Proc. Am. Math. Soc. 104, No. 2, 498-502 (1988; Zbl 0707.30017)].