On a multiplier operator induced by the Schwarzian derivative of univalent functions (Q6570063)

The paper under review provides some progress on the Brennan conjecture on quasidisks. Let \(f\) be a univalent function on the unit disk \(\mathbb D\). The \textit{integral means spectrum} \(\beta_f(t)\) is the infimum of those numbers \(\gamma>0\) so that the average of \(|f'|^t\) on the circle \(|z|=r\) is bounded above by \(C(1-r)^{-\gamma}\) for all \(r\in (0,1)\). We say that the Brennan conjecture is satisfied on a simply connected domain \(\Omega\subset \mathbb C\) if \(\beta_f(-2)\leq 1\) for every univalent function \(f\colon \mathbb D\to \Omega\).\N\NThe author shows that some quasidisks satisfy the conjecture. Let \(f\colon \mathbb D\to \Omega\) be univalent and suppose that it extends to a quasiconformal map of the Riemann sphere. We denote by \(\mu_f\) the Beltrami coefficient of the extension. It is shown that Brennan's conjecture is satisfied by the domain \(\Omega\) under one the following conditions:\N\N1. \(\|\mu_f\|_\infty\leq \sqrt{5/8}\). This result improves an earlier result of \textit{H. Hedenmalm} [Adv. Math. 313, 947--990 (2017; Zbl 1386.30054)].\N\N2. \(|\mu_f(z)|\) is less than \(\sqrt{3/11}+o(1)\) as \(z\to \partial \mathbb D\).\N\NThe main tool in the proof is a multiplier operator that is induced by the Schwarzian derivative of univalent functions with a quasiconformal extension to the Riemann sphere. Using this operator, the author also establishes a new characterization of asymptotically conformal curves and of the Weil-Petersson curves.