A GENERALIZATION OF P-VALENT CLASSES RELATED TO CONVEX FUNCTIONS (Q4521155)

The authors denote by \(C(b,p,A, B)\) the class of functions of the form \[ f(z)= z^p+ \sum^\infty_{k= p+1} a_kz^k\qquad (p\in U) \] which satisfy the condition \[ p+{1\over b} \Biggl(1+ {zf''(z)\over f'(z)}- p\Biggr)< {1+ Az\over 1+Bz},\quad z\in U, \] where \(b\neq 0\) complex, \(p\in\mathbb{N}\), \(-1\leq B< A\leq 1\). By giving specific values to \(b\), \(p\), \(A\) and \(B\) one obtains the important subclasses studied by various authors in earlier works mentioned in the reference. The principal problems given in this paper are: the determination of representation formulas, the sharp coefficient estimates for the class \(C(b,p,A,B)\) and the maximization of the modulus \(|a_{p+2}-\mu a^2_{p+1}|\). The sufficient conditions for a function to be in the class \(C(b,p,A,B)\), and a sharp radius of convexity for the class \(C(b,p,A,B)\) are also given.