Ruscheweyh derivative and strongly starlike functions (Q5939528)

The class \(\overline{S}^*(\beta,\gamma)\) of strongly starlike functions of order \(\beta\) and type \(\gamma\) consists of functions \(f(z) = \sum_{k=1}^\infty a_k z^k\) which are analytic in the unit disc and satisfy \(|\arg (zf'(z)/f(z) - \gamma)|< \pi \beta /2\) for all \(z\) in the unit disc. Here \(0 \leq \gamma < 1\) and \(0 < \beta < 1\). (The class \(\overline{C}^*(\beta,\gamma)\) of strongly convex functions is similarly defined.) In this paper, the author defines two new related classes and proves some basic properties of these classes. For example, if \(\alpha > -1\), the class \(\overline{S}^* _\alpha (\beta,\gamma)\) is defined to be functions of the above form such that \(D^\alpha f(z) \in \overline{S}^*(\beta, \gamma)\) and \(z(D^\alpha f(z))'/ D^\alpha f(z) \neq \gamma\) for \(z\) in the unit disc. Here \(D^\alpha f(z)\) is the usual Ruscheweyh derivative of order \(\alpha\). The proofs depend on the usual Jack's lemma type arguments.