Some Properties of Rational Functions with Prescribed Poles (Q4944103)

Let \(P\) be a polynomial of degree not exceeding \(n\) and zeroes of modulus not less than \(k\), \(k\geq 1\). For complex numbers \(a_j\), \(j= 1,\dots, n\) of modulus bigger than \(1\) define \[ W(z):= \prod^n_{j=1} (z- a_j),\;B(z):= \prod^n_{j=1} \Biggl({1- \overline{a_j}z\over z- a_j}\Biggr),\;r(z):= {P(z)\over W(z)}. \] The authors prove than for \(|z|= 1\) and \(M:= \max_{|z|=1}|r(z)|\) the following inequality is valid: \[ |r'(z)|\leq {1\over 2} M \Biggl(|B'(z)|- {n(k-1)\over k+1} {|r(z)|^2\over M^2}\Biggr). \] The inequality is sharp. Further inequalities of similar type involving the derivative of the function \(B(z)\overline{r(1/\overline z)}\) are proved.