The growth theorem for quasi-convex mappings in Hilbert spaces (Q1856767)

The authors extend the definition of quasi-convex mappings and prove an interesting growth theorem on the unit ball \(B\) of a complex Hilbert space \(X\). The main result states the following: Let \(f:B\to X\) be a quasi-convex mapping, normalized by \(f(0)=0\), and the Fréchet derivative of \(f\) satisfy the property \(Df(0)=I\), then \[ {\|z\|\over 1+\|z\|}\leq \|f(z)\|\leq{\|z\|\over 1-\|z\|}. \] As a corollary of this theorem it is shown that \(f(B)\supset {1\over 2}B\).