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Convolution Properties of Classes of Analytic and Meromorphic Functions
Journal of Inequalities and Applications volume 2010, Article number: 385728 (2010)
Abstract
General classes of analytic functions defined by convolution with a fixed analytic function are introduced. Convolution properties of these classes which include the classical classes of starlike, convex, close-to-convex, and quasiconvex analytic functions are investigated. These classes are shown to be closed under convolution with prestarlike functions and the Bernardi-Libera integral operator. Similar results are also obtained for the classes consisting of meromorphic functions in the punctured unit disk.
1. Motivation and Definitions
Let be the set of all analytic functions defined in the unit disk
. Denote by
the class of normalized analytic functions
defined in
. For two functions
and
in
, the convolution or Hadamard product of
and
is the function
defined by
. A function
is subordinate to an analytic function
, written
, if there exists a Schwarz function
, analytic in
with
and
satisfying
If the function
is univalent in
, then
is equivalent to
and
.
The classes of starlike and convex analytic functions and other related subclasses of analytic functions can be put in the form

where is a fixed function and
is a suitably normalized function with positive real part. In particular, let
and
. For
,
,
and
are, respectively, the familiar classes
of starlike functions of order
and
consisting of convex functions of order
. Analogous to the class
, the class
is defined by

Let and
satisfy

By adding the two inequalities, it is evident that the function is starlike and hence both
and
are close-to-convex and univalent. This motivates us to consider the following classes of functions.
It is assumed in the sequel that is a fixed integer,
is a fixed function in
, and
is a convex univalent function with positive real part in
satisfying
.
Definition 1.1.
The class consists of
,
,
, satisfying
in
and the subordination

The class consists of
for which
. The class
consists of
for which
, where
and
. Equivalently,
if
satisfies the condition
in
and the subordination

The class consists of
for which
.
Now let and
. From (1.4), it follows that

The convexity of implies that

which shows that the function is starlike in
. Thus, it follows from (1.4) that the component function
of
is close-to-convex in
, and hence univalent. Similarly, the component function
of
is univalent.
If , then the classes
and
are reduced, respectively, to
and
introduced and investigated in [1]; these classes were denoted there by
and
, respectively. If
, where

then the class coincides with the class studied in [2], which there was denoted by
, and
reduces to a class introduced in [3] which there was denoted by
. It is evident that the classes
and
extend the classical classes of starlike and convex functions, respectively.
Definition 1.2.
The class consists of
,
,
, satisfying the subordination

for some . In this case, we say that
with respect to
. The class
consists of
for which
. The class
consists of
for which
or equivalently satisfying the subordination

for some with
,
. In this case, we say that
with respect to
. The class
consists of
for which
.
When , the classes
and
reduce, respectively, to
and
introduced and investigated in [1]. If
, where
is defined by (1.8), then the class
coincides with
studied in [2]. Clearly the classes
and
extend the classical classes of close-to-convex and quasiconvex functions, respectively.
For , the class
of prestarlike functions of order
is defined by

while consists of
satisfying
.
The well-known result that the classes of starlike functions of order and convex functions of order
are closed under convolution with prestarlike functions of order
follows from the following.
Theorem 1.3 (see [4, Theorem ]).
Let ,
, and
. Then

for any analytic function , where
denotes the closed convex hull of
.
In the following section, by using the methods of convex hull and differential subordination, convolution properties of functions belonging to the four classes ,
,
and
, are investigated. It would be evident that various earlier works, see, for example, [5–10], are special instances of our work.
In Section 3, new subclasses of meromorphic functions are introduced. These subclasses extend the classical subclasses of meromorphic starlike, convex, close-to-convex, and quasiconvex functions. Convolution properties of these newly defined subclasses will be investigated. Simple consequences of the results obtained will include the work of Bharati and Rajagopal [6] involving the function ,
, as well as the work of Al-Oboudi and Al-Zkeri [5] on the modified Salagean operator.
2. Convolution of Analytic Functions
Our first result shows that the classes and
are closed under convolution with prestarlike functions.
Theorem 2.1.
Let be a fixed integer and
a fixed function in
. Let
be a convex univalent function satisfying
,
, and
.
(1)If , then
.
(2)If , then
.
Proof.
-
(1)
It is sufficient to prove that
whenever
. Once this is established, the general result for
follows from the fact that
(2.1)
For , define the functions
and
by

It will first be proved that belongs to
. For
and
, clearly

Since is a convex domain, it follows that

or

Since , the subordination (2.5) yields

and hence
A computation shows that

Since and
, Theorem 1.3 yields

and because , we deduce that

Thus .
-
(2)
The function
is in
if and only if
is in
and by the first part above, it follows that
. Hence
.
Remark 2.2.
The above theorem can be expressed in the following equivalent forms:

When , various known results are easily obtained as special cases of Theorem 2.1. For instance, [1, Theorem
, page 336] is easily deduced from Theorem 2.1(1), while [1, Corollary
, page 336] follows from Theorem 2.1(2). If
is defined by (1.8), then [3, Theorem
, page 110] follows from Theorem 2.1(1), and [3, Corollary
, page 111] follows from Theorem 2.1(2).
Corollary 2.3.
Let be a fixed integer and
a fixed function in
. Let
be a convex univalent function satisfying
,
. Define

If , then
. Similarly, if
, then
.
Proof.
Define the function by

For , the function
is a convex function [11], and hence
([4, Theorem
, page 49]). It is clear from the definition of
that

so that . By Theorem 2.1(1), it follows that
.
The second result is proved in a similar manner.
Remark 2.4.
If is defined by (1.8), then Corollary 2.3 reduces to [2, Theorem
, page 324].
Theorem 2.5.
Let be a fixed integer and
a fixed function in
. Let
be a convex univalent function satisfying
, and
.
(1)If with respect to
, then
with respect to
.
(2)If with respect to
, then
with respect to
.
Proof.
-
(1)
In view of the fact that
(2.14)
we well only prove that when
. Let
. For
, define the functions
and
by

Since , it is evident from (2.6) that
.
That follows from Theorem 2.1(1). Now a computation shows that

Since and
, Theorem 1.3 yields

and because , it follows that

Thus .
-
(2)
The function
is in
if and only if
is in
and by the first part, clearly
. Hence
.
Remark 2.6.
Again when , known results are easily obtained as special cases of Theorem 2.5. For instance, [1, Theorem
, page 337] follows from Theorem 2.5(1), and [1, Theorem
, page 339] is a special case of Theorem 2.5(2).
Corollary 2.7.
Let be a fixed integer and
a fixed function in
. Let
be a convex univalent function satisfying
,
. Let
be the Bernardi-Libera integral transform of
defined by (2.11). If
, then
.
The proof is similar to the proof of Corollary 2.3 and is therefore omitted.
Remark 2.8.
If is defined by (1.8), then Corollary 2.7 reduces to [2, Theorem
, page 326].
3. Convolution of Meromorphic Functions
Let denote the class of functions
of the form

that are analytic in the punctured unit disk . The convolution of two meromorphic functions
and
, where
is given by (3.1) and
, is given by

In this section, several subclasses of meromorphic functions in the punctured unit disk are introduced by means of convolution with a given fixed meromorphic function. First we take note that the familiar classes of meromorphic starlike and convex functions and other related subclasses of meromorphic functions can be put in the form

where is a fixed function in
and
is a suitably normalized analytic function with positive real part. For instance, the class of meromorphic starlike functions of order
,
, defined by

is a particular case of with
and
.
Here four classes ,
,
, and
of meromorphic functions are introduced and the convolution properties of these new subclasses are investigated. As before, it is assumed that
is a fixed integer,
is a fixed function in
, and
is a convex univalent function with positive real part in
satisfying
.
Definition 3.1.
The class c onsists of
,
,
, satisfying
in
and the subordination

The class consists of
for which
. The class
consists of
for which
or equivalently satisfying the condition
in
and the subordination

The class consists of
for which
.
Various subclasses of meromorphic functions investigated in earlier works are special instances of the above defined classes. For instance, if , then
coincides with
. By putting
, where

the class reduces to the class
investigated in [9]. If
, where

then the class of is the class
studied in [5]. If
, where

then the class coincides with
investigated in [6].
Definition 3.2.
The class consists of
,
,
, satisfying the subordination

for some . In this case, we say that
with respect to
. The class
consists of
for which
. The class
consists of
for which
or equivalently satisfying the subordination

for some with
and
. The class
consists of
for which
.
If , then
coincides with
. If
is defined by (3.8), then
reduces to
investigated in [5]. If
is defined by (3.9), then the class
is the class
studied in [6].
We shall require the theorem below which is a simple modification of Theorem 1.3.
Theorem 3.3.
Let ,
,
, and
. Then, for any analytic function
,

Theorem 3.4.
Assume that is a fixed integer and
is a fixed function in
. Let
be a convex univalent function satisfying
,
, and
with
.
(1)If , then
.
(2)If , then
.
Proof.
-
(1)
It is enough to prove the result for
For
, define the functions
and
by
(3.13)
We show that satisfies the condition
. For
and
, clearly

Since is a convex domain, it follows that

or

Since , the subordination (3.16) yields

and thus

Inequality (3.18) shows that .
A routine computation now gives

Since and
, Theorem 3.3 yields

and because , it is clear that

Thus .
-
(2)
The function
is in
if and only if
is in
and the result of part (1) shows that
. Hence
.
Remark 3.5.
-
(1)
The above theorem can be written in the following equivalent forms:
(3.22)
() When
, various known results are easily obtained as special cases of Theorem 3.4. For instance, if
is defined by (3.7), then [9, Theorem
, page 1265] follows from Theorem 3.4(1).
Corollary 3.6.
Assume that is a fixed integer and
is a fixed function in
. Let
be a convex univalent function satisfying
,
. Define

If , then
. Similarly, if
, then
.
Proof.
Define the function by

For , the function
is a convex function [11], and hence
([4, Theorem
, page 49]). It is clear from the definition of
that

so that . By Theorem 3.4, it follows that
.
The second result is established analogously.
Remark 3.7.
Again we take note of how our results extend various earlier works. If is defined by (3.7), then [7, Proposition
, page 512] follows from Corollary 3.6. If
is defined by (3.8), then Corollary 3.6 yields [5, Theorem
, page 4]. If
is defined by (3.9), then Corollary 3.6 reduces to [6, Theorem
, page 11].
Theorem 3.8.
Assume that is a fixed integer and
is a fixed function in
. Let
be a convex univalent function satisfying
,
, and
with
.
(1)If with respect to
, then
with respect to
.
(2)If with respect to
, then
with respect to
.
Proof.
-
(1)
In view of the fact that
(3.26)
it is sufficient to prove that when
. Let
. For
, define the functions
and
by

Inequality (3.18) shows that .
It is evident that

Since and
, Theorem 3.3 yields

and because , it follows that

Thus .
() The function
is in
if and only if
is in
and from the first part above, it follows that
. Hence
.
Corollary 3.9.
Assume that is a fixed integer and
is a fixed function in
. Let
be a convex univalent function satisfying
,
. Let
be defined by (3.23). If
, then
.
The proof is analogous to Corollary 2.3 and is omitted.
Remark 3.10.
If is defined by (3.8), then Corollary 3.9 yields [5, Theorem
, page 9]. If
is defined by (3.9), then Corollary 3.9 reduces to [6, Theorem
, page 14].
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The work presented here was supported in part by research grants from Universiti Sains Malaysia and University of Delhi.
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Ali, R., Mahnaz, M., Ravichandran, V. et al. Convolution Properties of Classes of Analytic and Meromorphic Functions. J Inequal Appl 2010, 385728 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1155/2010/385728
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Keywords
- Analytic Function
- Convex Function
- Meromorphic Function
- Fixed Function
- Convex Domain