General Mathematics Vol. 18, No. 2 (2010), 15–29 Properties of a class of multivalent functions starlike with respect to symmetric and conjugate points 1 S. M. Khairnar, S. M. Rajas Abstract Let S be the class of functions analytic and multivalent in the open unit disc given by p f (z) = z + ∞ X ap+n z p+n and an ∈ C. n=1 In this paper we have studied three subclasses ∗ Ss∗ M (α, β, δ), Sc∗ M (α, β, δ) and Ssc M (α, β, δ) consisting of analytic functions with negative coefficients and starlike with respect to symmetric points, starlike with respect to conjugate points and starlike with respect to symmetric conjugate points, respectively. Here, we discuss coefficient inequality, growth and distortion theorems, extreme points, closure theorems and convolution properties of these classes. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification: 30C45, 30C50. 1 Received 12 September, 2008 Accepted for publication (in revised form) 10 October, 2008 15 16 S. M. Khairnar, S. M. Rajas Key words and phrases: Analytic functions, Multivalent functions, Starlike with respect to symmetric points, distortion bounds, Convolution theorem. 1 Introduction Let S be the class of functions analytic and multivalent in the open unit disc given by (1) f (z) = z p + ∞ X ap+n z p+n and an ∈ C. n=1 Let M be the subclass of S consisting of functions f of the form (2) f (z) = z p − ∞ X ap+n z p+n n=1 where an ≥ 0, an ∈ IR. In [5], Sakaguchi introduced the class of analytic functions which are univalent and starlike with respect to symmetric points. This class is denoted by Ss∗ and n o zf 0 satisfies Re f (z)−f (−z) > 0 for z ∈ ID. This definition has given rise to many generalized and extended classes of ∗ M (α, β, δ) confunctions. The subclasses Ss∗ M (α, β, δ), Sc∗ M (α, β, δ) and Ssc sisting of analytic functions with negative coefficients were introduced by Halim and A. Janteng in [1] and are respectively starlike with respect to symmetric points, starlike with respect to conjugate points and starlike with respect to symmetric conjugate points. Here α, β and δ satisfy the conditions 0 ≤ α < 1, 0 < β < 1, 0 ≤ δ < p and 0 < 2(1−β) 1+αβ < 1. This paper extends the result in [2] to other properties namely distortion, convex combination and convolution. Properties of a class of multivalent functions starlike... 17 Let S ∗ be the subclass of S consisting of functions starlike in D. Notice that ³ 0´ f ∈ S ∗ iff Re zff > 0 for z ∈ D. Consider Ss∗ , the subclass of S consisting of function given by (1) consisting of function given by (1) satisfying ½ ¾ zf 0 (z) Re > 0, z ∈ D. f (z) − f (−z) These functions are called starlike with respect to symmetric points and were introduced by Sakaguchi in [5]. The same class is also considered by Robertson [8], Stankiewicz [4], Z. Wu [14], Owa and Z. Wu [13] and Aini Janteng, M. Darus [2]. K. M. El-Ashwah and Thomas in [10], have introduced two other ∗ . subclasses namely Sc∗ and Ssc In [14], Sudarshan et. al and Aini Janteng, M. Darus [2] have discussed the subclasses Ss∗ M (α, β, δ) of functions f analytic and univalent in ID and satisfying the condition ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ zf 0 (z) ¯ ¯ ¯ αzf 0 (z) ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ f (z) − (−z) − (p + δ)¯ < β ¯ f (z) − f (−z) + (p − δ)¯ for some 0 ≤ α ≤ 1, 0 < β ≤ 1, 0 ≤ δ < p and z ∈ ID. However, in this paper we consider the subclass M defined by (2). Definition 1 A function f ∈ Ss∗ M (α, β, δ) is said to be starlike with respect to symmetric points if it satisfies ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ αzf 0 (z) zf 0 (z) ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ f (z) − f (−z) − (p + δ)¯ < β ¯ f (z) − f (−z) + (p − δ)¯ for p ∈ N and z ∈ D. Definition 2 A function f ∈ Sc∗ M (α, β, δ) is said to be starlike with respect to conjugate points if it satisfies ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ αzf 0 (z) ¯ zf 0 (z) ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ − (p + δ)¯ < β ¯ + (p − δ)¯ for p ∈ N and z ∈ D. ¯ ¯ f (z) + f (z) ¯ f (z) + f (z) ¯ ¯ 18 S. M. Khairnar, S. M. Rajas ∗ M (α, β, δ) is said to be starlike with respect Definition 3 A function f ∈ Ssc to symmetric conjugate points if it satisfies ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ αzf 0 (z) ¯ 0 (z) zf ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ − (p + δ)¯ < β ¯ + (p − δ)¯ for p ∈ N and z ∈ D. ¯ ¯ f (z) − f (−z) ¯ ¯ f (z) − f (−z) ¯ Notice that the above conditions imposed on α, β and δ in the introduction are necessary to ensure that these classes form a subclass of S. First we state the preliminary results similar to those obtained by Halim et. al. in [1], required for proving our main results. 2 Preliminaries Theorem 1 f ∈ Ss∗ M (α, β, δ) if and only if (3) ∞ X (1+βα)(p+n)+[1−βp+δ(1+β)][(−1)p+n −1] β{αp+(p−δ)[1−(−1)p ]}+(−1)p (p+δ)−δ n=1 ap+n ≤ 1 for p ∈ N Corollary 1 If f ∈ Ss∗ M (α, β, δ) then ap+n ≤ β{αp + (p − δ)[1 − (−1)]} + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ , (1 + βα)(p + n) + [1 − βp + δ(1 + β)][(−1)p+n − 1] for p ∈ N and n ≥ 1. Theorem 2 f ∈ Sc∗ M (α, β, δ) if and only if (4) ∞ X (1 + βα)(p + n) + 2[p(β − 1) − δ(1 + β)] n=1 β{αp + 2(p − δ)} − (p + 2δ) ap+n ≤ 1 for p ∈ N. Corollary 2 If f ∈ Sc∗ M (α, β, δ) then ap+n ≤ β{αp + 2(p − δ)} − (p + 2δ) for p ∈ N and n ≥ 1. (1 + βα)(p + n) + 2[p(β − 1) − δ(1 + β)] Properties of a class of multivalent functions starlike... 19 ∗ M (α, β, δ) if and only if Theorem 3 f ∈ Ssc (5) ∞ X (1 + βα)(p + n) + [1 − βp + δ(1 + β)][(−1)p+n − 1] β{αp + (p − δ)[1 − (−1)p } + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ n=1 ap+n ≤ 1, for p ∈ N. ∗ M (α, β, δ) then Corollary 3 If f ∈ Ssc ap+n ≤ for p ∈ N 3 β{αp + (p − δ)[1 − (−1)p ]} + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ , (1 + βα)(p + n) + [1 − βp + δ(1 + β)][(−1)p+n − 1] and n ≥ 1. Growth and Distortion Theorems Theorem 4 Let the function f be defined by (2) and belong to the class Ss∗ M (α, β, δ). Then for {z : 0 < |z| = r < 1}, r− β{α + 2(1 − δ)} − (1 + 2δ) 2 β{α + 2(1 − δ)} − (1 + 2δ) 2 r ≤ |f (z)| ≤ r+ r , 2(1 + βα) 2(1 + βα) for p ∈ N. Proof. Let f (z) = z p − ∞ P n=1 (6) |f (z)| ≤|z|p + ∞ X ap+n z p+n , p ∈ N. ap+n |z|p+n n=1 ≤ |z|p + |z|p+1 ∞ X ap+n n=1 β{αp+(p − δ)(1 − (−1)p )}+(−1)p (p + δ) − δ (1 + βα)(p + 1) + [1−βp+δ(1 + β)(−1)p+1 − 1] β{αp + (p − δ)(1 − (−1)p )} + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ p+1 = rp + r . (1 + βα)(p + 1) + [1 − βp + δ(1 + β)][(−1)p+1 − 1] ≤ |z|p +|z|p+1 20 S. M. Khairnar, S. M. Rajas Similarly, (7)|F (z)| ≥ |z|p − ∞ X ap+n |z|p+n n=1 ≥ |z|p − |z|p+1 ∞ X ap+n n=1 β{αp + (p − δ)(1 − (−1)p )} + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ (1 + βα)(p + 1) + [1 − βp + δ(1 + β)][(−1)p+1 − 1] β{αp + (p − δ)(1 − (−1)p )} + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ p+1 = rp − r . (1 + βα)(p + 1) + [1 − βp + δ(1 + β)][(−1)p+1 − 1] ≥ |z|p − |z|p+1 Hence the result. The result is sharp for (8) f (z) = z p − β{αp + (−δ)(1 − (−1)p )} + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ z p+1 (1 + βα)(p + 1) + [1 − βp + δ(1 + β)][(−1)p+1 − 1] at z = ±r. Next we state similar results for functions belonging to Sc∗ M (α, β, δ) and ∗ M (α, β, δ). Method of proof is same as in Theorem 4. Ssc Theorem 5 Let the function f be defined by (2) and belong to the class Sc∗ M (α, β, δ), then for {z : 0 < |z| = r < 1}, β{αp + 2(p − δ)} − (p + 2δ) rp+1 ≤ |f (z)| (1 + βα)(p + 1) + 2[p(β − 1) − δ(1 + β)] β{αp + 2(p − δ)} − (p + 2δ) ≤ rp + rp+1 . (1 + βα)(p + 1) + 2[p(β − 1) − δ(1 + β)] rp − The result is sharp for (9) f (z) = z p − β{αp + 2(p − δ)} − (p + 2δ) z p+1 . (1 + βα)(p + 1) + 2[p(β − 1) − δ(1 + β)] Theorem 6 Let the function f be defined by (2) and belong to the class ∗ M (α, β, δ). Then for {z : 0 < |z| = r < 1}, Ssc β{αp + 2(p − δ)}[1 − (−1)p ]} + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ p+1 r ≤ |f (z)| (1 + βα)(p + 1) + [1 − βp + δ(1 + β)][(−1)p+1 − 1] β{αp + (p − δ)[1 − (−1)p ]} + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ ≤ rp + rp+1 . (1 + βα)(p + 1) + [1 − βp + δ(1 + β)][(−1)p+1 − 1] rp − Properties of a class of multivalent functions starlike... 21 The result sharp for (10) f (z) = z p − β{αp + (p − δ)[1 − (−1)p ]} + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ z p+1 (1 + βα)(p + 1) + [1 − βp + δ(1 + β)][(−1)p+1 − 1] at z = ±r. Theorem 7 Let f ∈ Ss∗ M (α, β, δ), then for {z : 0 < |z| = r < 1} prp−1 − (p + 1)β{αp + (p − δ)(1 − (−1)p )} + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ p r ≤ |f 0 (z)| ≤ (1 + βα)(p + 1) + (1 − βp + δ(1 + β)][(−1)p+1 − 1] prp−1 + (p + 1)β{αp + (p − δ)(1 − (−1)p )} + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ p r . (1 + βα)(p + 1) + [1 − βp + δ(1 + β)][(−1)p+1 − 1] The result is sharp for function given by (8). Theorem 8 Let f be the function defined by (2) and belonging to the class Sc∗ M (α, β, δ), then for {z : 0 < |z| = r < 1} (p + 1)β{αp + 2(p − δ)} − (p + 2δ) rp ≤ |f 0 (z)| (1 + βα)(p + 1) + 2[p(β − 1) − δ(1 + β)] β(p + 1){αp + 2(p − δ)} − (p + 2δ) rp . ≤ prp−1 + (1 + βα)(p + 1) + 2[p(β − 1) − δ(1 + β)] prp−1 − The result is sharp for the function given by (9). Theorem 9 Let f be the function defined by (2) and belonging to the class ∗ M (α, β, δ), then for {z : 0 < |z| = r < 1} Ssc (p + 1)β{αp + (p − δ)[1 − (−1)p ]} + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ p r ≤ |f 0 (z)| (1 + βα)(p + 1) + [1 − βp + δ(1 + β)](−1)p+1 − 1] (p + 1)β{αp + (p − δ)[1 − (−1)p ]} + (−1p )(p + δ) − δ p ≤ prp−1 + r . (1 + βα)(p + 1) + [1 − βp + δ(1 + β)][(−1)p+1 − 1] prp−1 − The result is sharp for the function given by (10). 1− β{α + 2(1 − δ)} − (1 + 2δ) β{α + 2(1 − δ)} − (1 + 2δ) r ≤ |f 0 (z) ≤ 1 + r. (1 + βα) (1 + βα) 22 S. M. Khairnar, S. M. Rajas The result is sharp for β{α + 2(1 − δ)} − (1 + 2δ) 2 z 2(1 + βα) f (z) = z − at z = ±r and for p = 1 ∈ N . 4 Closure Theorems All three subclasses discussed here are closed under convex linear combinations. We prove for the class Ss∗ M (α, β, δ). It can be proved similarly for ∗ M (α, β, δ). Sc∗ M (α, β, δ) and Ssc Theorem 10 Consider fj (z) = z p − ∞ X ap+n z p+n ∈ Ss∗ M (α, β, δ) n=1 for j = 1, 2, 3, · · · , ` and p ∈ N then g(z) = X̀ cj fj (z) ∈ Ss∗ M (α, β, δ) where j=1 X̀ j=1 Proof. Let g(z) = X̀ Ã cj z − = zp − ∞ X n=1 ∞ X n=1 where ep+n = P̀ j=1 cj , ap+n,j . ∞ X ! ap+n,j z p+n n=1 j=1 = zp − p z p+n X̀ cj ap+n,j j=1 ep+n z p+n cj = 1. Properties of a class of multivalent functions starlike... 23 Now g(z) ∈ Ss∗ M (α, β, δ) since ∞ X (1 + βα)(p + n) + [1 − βp + δ(1 + β)][(−1)p+n − 1] β{αp + (p − δ)[1 − (−1)p ] + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ n=1 ∞ X̀ X ≤ n=1 j=1 ≤ X̀ ep+n (1 + βα)(p + n) + [1 − βp + δ(1 + β)][(−1)p+n − 1] cj ap+n,j β{αp + (p − δ)[1 − (−1)p ]} + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ cj = 1 since, j=1 ∞ X n=1 5 (1 + βα)(p + n)[1 − βp + δ(1 + β)[(−1)p+n − 1] ap+n,j ≤ 1. β{αp + (p − δ)[1 − (−1)p ] + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ Extreme Points Theorem 11 Let fp (z) = z p , fp+n (z) = z p − β{αp + (p − δ)[1 − (−1)p ]} + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ z p+n (1 + βα)(p + n) + [1 − βp + δ(1 + β)][(−1)p+n − 1] for n ≥ 1 and p ∈ N , then f ∈ Ss∗ M (α, β, δ) if and only if it can be expressed as in the form f (z) = ∞ X λp+n fp+n (z) n=0 where λp+n ≥ 0 and ∞ P n=0 λp+n = 1, p ∈ N . Proof. Let (11)f (z) = ∞ X λp+n fp+n (z), p ∈ N n=0 = zp − ∞ X β{αp+(p−δ)[1−(−1)p ]}+(−1)p (p+δ)−δ p+n z λp+n (1+βα)(p+n)+[1−βp+δ(1+p)][(−1)p+n −1) n=1 24 S. M. Khairnar, S. M. Rajas Now f (z) ∈ Ss∗ M (α, β, δ) since ¸ ∞ · X (1 + βα)(p + n) + [1 − βp + δ(1 + β)][(−1)p+n − 1] β{αp + (p − δ)[1 − (−1)p ]} + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ · ¸ β{αp + (p − δ)[1 − (−1)p ]} + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ λp+n (1 + βα)(p + n) + [1 − βp + δ(1 + β)][(−1)p+n − 1] ∞ X λp+n = 1 − λp ≤ 1, p ∈ N. = n=1 n=1 Conversely, suppose that f ∈ Ss∗ M (α, β, δ). Then by Corollary 1 ap+n ≤ β{αp + (p − δ)[1 − (−1)p ]} + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ , n ≥ 1. (1 + βα)(p + n) + [1 − βp + δ(1 + β)][(−1)p+n − 1] Set (12) λp+n = (1 + βα)(p + n) + [1 − βp + δ(1 + β)][(−1)p+n − 1] ap+n , n ≥ 1, p ∈ N β{αp + (p − δ)[1 − (−1)p ]} + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ and λp = 1 − ∞ P n=1 λp+n then f (z) = ∞ P n=0 λp+n fp+n (z). Similarly extreme points for functions belonging to Sc∗ M (α, β, δ) and ∗ M (α, β, δ) are found. Ssc Method of proving Theorem 12 and Theorem 13 are similar to that of Theorem 11. Theorem 12 Let fp (z) = z p , fp+n (z) = z p − β(αp + 2(p − δ)) − (p + 2δ) z p+n (1 + βα)(p + n) + 2[p(β − 1) − δ(1 + β)] for n ≥ 1 and p ∈ N . Then f ∈ Sc∗ M (α, β, δ) if and only if it can be expressed in the form f (z) = ∞ X n=0 λp+n fp+n (z) where λp+n ≥ 0 and ∞ X n=0 λp+n = 1. Properties of a class of multivalent functions starlike... 25 Theorem 13 Let fp (z) = z p fp+n (z) = z p − β{αp + (p − δ)[1 − (−1)p ]} + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ z p+n (1 + βα)(p + n) + [1 − βp + δ(1 + β)][(−1)p+n − 1] ∗ M (α, β, δ) if and only if it can be expressed for n ≥ 1 and p ∈ N . Then f ∈ Ssc in the form f (z) = ∞ X λp+n fp+n (z) where λp+n ≥ 0 and n=0 6 ∞ X λp+n = 1. n=0 Convolution Theorems ∗ M (α, β, δ) are closed The three subclasses Ss∗ M (α, β, δ), Sc∗ M (α, β, δ) and Ssc under convolution. We prove first for the class Ss∗ M (α, β, δ). Theorem 14 Let f, g ∈ Ss∗ M (α, β, δ) where p f (z) = z − ∞ X ap+n z p+n and g(z) = z − n=1 then f ∗ g ∈ Ss∗ M (α, β, ν). p ∞ X bp+n z p+n n=1 For [(p + n) + (1 + δ)[(−1)p+n − 1]][N ]2 + [δ − (−1)p (p + δ)][D]2 <ν [αp + (p − δ)[1 − (−1)p ]][D]2 − {α(p + n) + (δ − p)[(−1)p+n − 1][N ]2 where N = β{αp + (p − δ)[1 − (−1)p ]} + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ D = (1 + βα)(p + n) + [1 − βp + δ(1 + β)][(−1)p+n − 1]. Proof. We have f ∈ Ss∗ M (α, β, δ) if and only if (13) ∞ X (1 + βα)(p + n) + (1 − βp + δ(1 + β)][(−1)p+n − 1] n=1 β{αp + (p − δ)[1 − (−1)p ]} + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ ap+n ≤ 1. Similarly (14) ∞ X (1 + βα)(p + n) + [1 − βp + δ(1 + β)][(−1)p+n − 1] n=1 β{αp + (p − δ)[1 − (−1)p ]} + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ bp+n ≤ 1. 26 S. M. Khairnar, S. M. Rajas To find a smallest number ν such that (15) ∞ X (1 + να)(p + n) + [1 − νp + δ(1 + ν)][(−1)p+n − 1] ν{αp + (p − δ)[1 − (−1)p ]} + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ n=1 ap+n bp+n ≤ 1. By Cauchy Schwarz inequality (13) and (14) imply (16) ∞ X (1 + βα)(p + n) + [1 − βp + δ(1 + β)][(−1)p+n − 1] p ap+n bp+n ≤ 1 β{αp + (p − δ)[1 − (−1)p ]} + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ n=1 (15) will hold for (1 + να)(p + n) + [1 − νp + δ(1 + ν)][(−1)p+n − 1] ap+n bp+n ν{αp + (p − δ)[1 − (−1)p ]} + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ (1 + βα)(p + n) + [1 − βp + δ(1 + β)][(−1)p+n − 1] ≤ β{αp + (p − δ)[1 − (−1)p ]} + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ q p ap+n bp+n ]β{αp + (p − δ)[1 − (−1)p ] + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ ap+n bp+n , that is if p (17) ap+n bp+n ≤ {[ν{αp+(p−δ)[1−(−1)p ]}+(−1)p (p+δ)−δ][(1+βα)(p+n) +[1 − βp + δ(1 + δ)][(−1)p+n − 1]}/{[β{αp + (p − δ)[1 − (−1)p ]} +(−1)p (p + δ) − δ][(1 + να)(p + n) + [1 − νp + δ(1 + ν)][(−1)p+n − 1]} (16) implies (18) p ap+n bp+n ≤ β{αp + (p − δ)[1 − (−1)p ]} + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ . (1 + βα)(p + n) + [1 − βp + δ(1 + β)][(−1)p+n − 1] Thus it is enough to show that β{αp + (p − δ)[1 − (−1)p ]} + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ (1 + βα)(p + n) + [1 − βp + δ(1 + β)][(−1)p+n − 1] ≤ {[ν{αp + (p − δ)[1 − (−1)p ]} + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ][(1 + βα)(p + n) +[1 − βp + δ(1 + β)][(−1)p+n − 1]}/{[β{αp + (p − δ)[1 − (−1)p ]} +(−1)p (p + δ) − δ][(1 + να)(p + n) + [1 − νp + δ(1 + ν)][(−1)p+n − 1]} Properties of a class of multivalent functions starlike... 27 which implies to (p + n) + (1 + δ)[(−1)p+n − 1][N ]2 + [δ − (−1)p (p + δ)][D]2 ≤ν [αp + (p − δ)[1 − (−1)p ]][D]2 − {α(p + n) + (δ − p)[(−1)p+n − 1][N ]2 where N = β{αp + (p − δ)[1 − (−1)p ]} + (−1)p (p + δ) − δ D = (1 + βα)(p + n) + [1 − βp + δ(1 + β)[(−1)p+n − 1] Theorem 15 Let f, g ∈ Sc∗ M (α, β, δ) then f ∗ g ∈ Sc∗ M (α, β, ν) for [(p + n) − 2(p + δ)][N ]2 − (p + 2δ)[D]2 ≤ν [αp + 2(p − δ)][D]2 − [α(p + n) + 2(p − δ)][N ]2 where N = β{αp + 2(p − δ)} + (p + 2δ) D = (1 = βα)(p + n) + 2[p(β − 1) − δ(1 + β)]. ∗ M (α, β, δ) is similar to Theorem 14. 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India e-mail: sachin− rajas@rediffmail.com