Sandwich-type theorems for a class of integral operators (Q2381111)

Let \(H(U)\) be the space of analytic functions of the unit disk \(U\). By \(f \prec g\) subordination is denoted, i.e. \(f = g \circ \omega\) with \(| \omega| < 1\) and \(\omega(0) = 0.\) For a given function \(h \in H(U)\) the authors define the integral operator \(I_{h;\beta} : K \rightarrow H(U),\) with \(K \subset H(U),\) by \[ I_{h;\beta}[f](z) = \left[\beta \int^z_0 f^{\beta} (t)h^{-1}(t)h'(t) \, dt \right]^{1/\beta} , \] where \(\beta \in {\mathbb C}\) and all powers are the principal ones. The authors determine sufficient conditions on \(g_1, g_2\) and \(\beta\) such that \[ \left[zh'(z) \over h(z) \right]^{1/ \beta} g_1(z) \prec \left[zh'(z) \over h(z) \right]^{1/ \beta} f(z) \prec \left[zh'(z) \over h(z) \right]^{1/ \beta} g_2(z) \] implies \[ I_{h; \beta}[g_1](z) \prec I_{h; \beta}[f](z) \prec I_{h; \beta} [g_2] (z). \]