On the total variation of argument f(z) whose derivative has a positive real part (Q921159)

R denotes the class of functions f analytic and satisfying Re f\({}'(z)>0\) in \(| z| <1\), with \(f(0)=0\) and \(f'(0)=1\). The author shows that if f(z)\(\in R\) and \(| z| =r\) \((0\leq r<1)\), then \[ V(r)=\int^{2\pi}_{0}| Re\frac{zf'(z)}{f(z)}| d\theta \leq 2\pi +4 \log \frac{1+r}{1-r}, \] and hence \[ V(r)=O(\log \frac{1}{1-r})\quad as\quad r\to 1. \] The author also raises the question of the existence of a function \(f\in R\) for which \[ \lim_{r\to 1}\frac{V(r)}{\log 1/(1- r)}>0. \]