Fractional calculus and some properties of \(k\)-uniform convex functions with negative coefficients (Q2372407)

Let \(H\) denote the class of all analytic functions \(f(z)\) in the open unit disc \(U\) of the complex plane, satisfying \(f(0)=0=1-f'(0)\). Define \(f\in H\) to be uniformly convex in \(U\) if it is convex in \(U\) and for every circular arc \(\gamma\) in \(U\) with center in \(U\), the arc \((f(\gamma))\) is also convex. In this paper the authors introduce a new subclass of uniformly convex functions denoted by \(T(k,A,B,\alpha)\) as follows. \[ f\in T(k,A,B,\alpha) \quad (-1\leq B<A\leq 1,\;-1\leq B<0,\;0\leq\alpha<1,\;0\leq k<\infty) \] if \(f(z)=z-\sum^\infty_{n=2}a_nz^n\), \(a_n> 0\) and \[ \left |\frac{(z-\zeta)f''(z)}{(A-B)(1-\alpha)f'(z)+B(z-\zeta) f''(z)}\right |<1\quad\text{for }|\zeta|\leq k,\;\forall z\in U. \] They characterise this class of functions using coefficient estimates. They also study extreme points of this class and Hadamard product of two functions in this class. A certain integral operator on this class is also studied. They also obtain distortion theorems involving fractional derivatives. All the results are based on simple estimates and known techniques.