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Hindawi Publishing Corporation International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences Volume 2008, Article ID 561638, 12 pages doi:10.1155/2008/561638 Research Article Subordination and Superordination Results for a Class of Analytic Multivalent Functions S. P. Goyal, 1 Pranay Goswami, 1 and H. Silverman 2 1 Department of Mathematics, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur 302004, India 2 Department of Mathematics, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 29424, USA Correspondence should be addressed to H. Silverman, [email protected] Received 25 September 2007; Revised 19 February 2008; Accepted 21 May 2008 Recommended by Dorothy Wallace We derive subordination and superordination results for a family of normalized analytic functions in the open unit disk defined by integral operators. We apply this to obtain sandwich results and generalizations of some known results. Copyright q 2008 S. P. Goyal et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. 1. Introduction Let H denote the class of analytic functions in the unit disk Δ : {z : |z| < 1}, and let Ha, p be the subclass of H of the form f z a a p z p a p1 z p1 ··· , p N {1, 2, 3,...}. 1.1 Let Ap be the subclass of H of the form f z z p kp1 a k z k , p N. 1.2 If f and g are analytic and there exists a Schwarz function wz, analytic in Δ with w0 0, |wz| < 1, z Δ, 1.3 such that f z g wz, then the function f is called subordinate to g and is denoted by f g or f z g z, z Δ. 1.4

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Hindawi Publishing CorporationInternational Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical SciencesVolume 2008, Article ID 561638, 12 pagesdoi:10.1155/2008/561638

Research ArticleSubordination and Superordination Results fora Class of Analytic Multivalent Functions

S. P. Goyal,1 Pranay Goswami,1 and H. Silverman2

1Department of Mathematics, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur 302004, India2Department of Mathematics, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 29424, USA

Correspondence should be addressed to H. Silverman, [email protected]

Received 25 September 2007; Revised 19 February 2008; Accepted 21 May 2008

Recommended by Dorothy Wallace

We derive subordination and superordination results for a family of normalized analytic functionsin the open unit disk defined by integral operators. We apply this to obtain sandwich results andgeneralizations of some known results.

Copyright q 2008 S. P. Goyal et al. This is an open access article distributed under the CreativeCommons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction inany medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

1. Introduction

Let H denote the class of analytic functions in the unit disk Δ := {z : |z| < 1}, and let H[a, p]be the subclass of H of the form

f(z) = a + apzp + ap+1zp+1 + · · · , p ∈N = {1, 2, 3, . . .}. (1.1)

Let A(p) be the subclass ofH of the form

f(z) = zp +∞∑

k=p+1

akzk, p ∈N. (1.2)

If f and g are analytic and there exists a Schwarz function w(z), analytic in Δ with

w(0) = 0, |w(z)| < 1, z ∈ Δ, (1.3)

such that f(z) = g(w(z)), then the function f is called subordinate to g and is denoted by

f ≺ g or f(z) ≺ g(z), z ∈ Δ. (1.4)

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In particular, if the function g is univalent in Δ, the above subordination is equivalent to

f(0) = g(0), f(Δ) ⊂ g(Δ). (1.5)

Suppose h and k are analytic functions in Δ and φ(r, s, t; z) : C 3 × Δ→C. If h andφ(h(z), zh′(z), z2h′′(z); z) are univalent and if h satisfies the second-order superordination

k(z) ≺ φ(h(z), zh′(z), z2h′′(z); z), (1.6)

then h is a solution of the differential superordination (1.6). Note that if f is subordinate tog, then g is superordinate to f . An analytic function q is called subordinant if q ≺ h forall hsatisfying (1.6). A univalent subordinant q that satisfies q ≺ q for all subordinants q of (1.6) issaid to be the best subordinant. Miller and Mocanu [1] have obtained conditions on k, q, andφ for which the following implication holds:

k(z) ≺ φ(h(z), zh′(z), z2h′′(z); z) =⇒ q(z) ≺ h(z). (1.7)

Ali et al. [2] have obtained sufficient conditions for certain normalized analytic functionsf(z) to satisfy

q1(z) ≺zf ′(z)f(z)

≺ q2(z), (1.8)

where q1 and q2 are given univalent functions in Δwith q1(0) = 1 and q2(0) = 1.Recently, Shanmugam et al. [3, 4] have also obtained sandwich results for certain classes

of analytic functions. Further subordination results can be found in [5–8].

2. Definitions and Preliminaries

Definition 2.1. For f(z) ∈ A(p), Shams et al. [9] defined the following integral operator:

Iσf(z) = (p + 1)σ

zΓ(σ)

∫z

0

(log

z

t

)σ−1f(t)dt (2.1)

= zp +∞∑

n=p+1

(p + 1n + 1

anzn, σ > 0. (2.2)

For the operator, one easily gets

z[Iσf(z)]′ = (p + 1)Iσ−1f(z) − Iσf(z). (2.3)

Also for −1 ≤ B < A ≤ 1 and λ ≥ 0, Shams et al. [9] defined a class Ωσp(A,B;λ) of functions

f(z) ∈ A(p), so that

λ

p

(Iσ−1f(z)zp

)+p − λp

(Iσf(z)zp

)≺ 1 +Az

1 + Bz. (2.4)

The family Ωσp(A;B;λ) is a general family containing various new and known classes of

analytic functions (see, e.g., [10, 11]).

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Definition 2.2 (see [1]). Denote by Q the set of all functions f(z) that are analytic and injectiveon Δ − E(f), where

E(f) ={ζ ∈ ∂Δ : lim

z→ζf(z) = ∞

}, (2.5)

and are such that f ′(ζ) /= 0 for ζ ∈ ∂Δ − E(f).

We will require certain results due to Miller and Mocanu [1, 12], Bulboaca [13], andShanmugam et al. [4] contained in the following lemmas.

Lemma 2.3 (see [12]). Let q(z) be univalent in the unit disk Δ, and let θ and φ be analytic in thedomain D containing q(Δ) with φ(w) /= 0 when w ∈ q(Δ). Set Q(z) = zq′(z)φ(q(z)), h(z) =θ(q(z)) +Q(z). Suppose that

(i) Q(z) is starlike univalent in Δ;

(ii) Re(zh′(z)/Q(z)) > 0 for z ∈ Δ.

If p(z) is analytic in Δ, with p(0) = q(0), p(Δ) ∈ D, and

θ(p(z)) + zp′(z)φ(p(z)) ≺ θ(q(z)) + zq′(z)φ(q(z)), (2.6)

then p(z) ≺ q(z) and q(z) is the best dominant.

Lemma 2.4 (see [4]). Let q(z) be a convex univalent function in Δ and ψ, γ ∈ C with Re(1 +(zq′′(z)/q′(z))) > max{0,−Re(ψ/γ)}. If p(z) is analytic in Δ and

ψp(z) + γzp′(z) ≺ ψq(z) + γzq′(z), (2.7)

then p(z) ≺ q(z) and q(z) is the best dominant.

Lemma 2.5 (see [12]). Let q(z) be univalent in Δ, and let φ(z) be analytic in a domain containingq(Δ). If zq′(z)/ϕ(q(z)) is starlike and

zp′(z)ϕ(p(z)) ≺ zq′(z)ϕ(q(z)), (2.8)

then p(z) ≺ q(z) and q(z) is the best dominant.

Lemma 2.6 (see [13]). Let q(z) be convex univalent in the unit disk Δ, and let ϑ and ϕ be analytic ina domain D containing q(Δ). Suppose that

(i) Re[ϑ′(q(z))/ϕ(q(z))] > 0 for z ∈ Δ;

(ii) zq′(z)ϕ(q(z)) is starlike univalent in z ∈ Δ.

If p(z) ∈ H[q(0), 1] ∩Q, with p(Δ) ⊆ D, and if ϑ(p(z)) + zp′(z)φ(p(z)) is univalent in Δ and

ϑ(q(z)) + zq′(z)ϕ(q(z)) ≺ ϑ(p(z)) + zp′(z)ϕ(p(z)), (2.9)

then q(z) ≺ p(z) and q(z) is the best subordinant.

Lemma 2.7 (see [1]). Let q(z) be convex univalent in Δ and γ ∈ C. Further assume that Re(γ) > 0.If p(z) ∈ H[q(0), 1] ∩Q and p(z) + γzp′(z) is univalent in Δ, then

q(z) + γzq′(z) ≺ p(z) + γzp′(z), (2.10)

which implies that q(z) ≺ p(z) and q(z) is the best subordinant.

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Themain object of this paper is to apply amethod based on the differential subordinationin order to derive several subordination results.

3. Subordination for analytic functions

Theorem 3.1. Let q(z) be univalent in the unit disk Δ, λ ∈ C, and

Re(1 +

zq′′(z)q′(z)

)> max

{0, − Re

(p(p + 1)

λ

)}, λ /= 0 (p ∈ N). (3.1)

If f(z) ∈ A(p) satisfies the subordination

λ

p

(Iσ−1f(z)zp

)+p − λp

(Iσf(z)zp

)≺ q(z) + λzq′(z)

p(p + 1), (3.2)

where Iσf(z) is defined by (2.1), then(Iσf(z)

zp

)≺ q(z) (3.3)

and q(z) is the best dominant.

Proof. Consider

h(z) :=(Iσf(z)

zp

). (3.4)

Differentiating (3.4) with respect to z logarithmically, we get

zh′(z)h(z)

=z[Iσf(z)]′Iσf(z)) − p. (3.5)

Now, in view of (2.3), we obtain from (3.5) the following subordination:

h(z) +λzh′(z)p(p + 1)

≺ q(z) + λzq′(z)p(p + 1)

. (3.6)

An application of Lemma 2.4, with γ = λ/p(p + 1) and ψ = 1, leads to (3.3).

Taking q(z) = (1 +Az)/(1 + Bz) in Theorem 3.1, we arrive at the following.

Corollary 3.2. Let −1 ≤ B < A ≤ 1 and Re((1 − Bz)/(1 + Bz)) > max{0, −Re(p(p +1)/λ)}(λ /= 0), p ∈ N. If f ∈ A(p) and

λ

p

(Iσ−1f(z)zp

)+p − λp

(Iσf(z)zp

)≺ 1 +Az

1 + Bz+

λ

p(p + 1)(A − B)z(1 + Bz)2

, (3.7)

then

Iσf(z)zp

≺ 1 +Az1 + Bz

(3.8)

and (1 +Az)/(1 + Bz) is the best dominant.

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Putting p = 1 and q(z) = (1 + z)/(1 − z) in Theorem 3.1, we get the following corollary.

Corollary 3.3. Let Re((1 + z)/(1 − z)) > max{0, − Re(2/λ)} and λ /= 0. If f ∈ A(1) and

λIσ−1f(z)z

+(1 − λ)Iσf(z)

z≺ 1 + z1 − z +

λz

(1 − z)2, (3.9)

then

Iσf(z)z

≺ 1 + z1 − z (3.10)

and (1 + z)/(1 − z) is the best dominant.

Theorem 3.4. Let q(z) be univalent in Δ and 0 /= γ, μ ∈ C, and α, β ∈ C such that α + β /= 0. Letf ∈ A(p) and suppose that q satisfies

Re{1 +

zq′′(z)q′(z)

− zq′(z)q(z)

}> 0. (3.11)

If

1 + γμ[αz[Iσ−1f(z)]′ + βz[Iσf(z)]′

αIσ−1f(z) + βIσf(z) − p]≺ 1 + γ

zq′(z)q(z)

, (3.12)

then[αIσ−1f(z) + βIσf(z)

(α + β)zp

]μ≺ q(z), (3.13)

and q(z) is the best dominant.

Proof. Let us consider a function h(z) defined by

h(z) :=[αIσ−1f(z) + βIσf(z)

(α + β)zp

]μ, μ /= 0, α + β /= 0. (3.14)

Now, differentiating (3.14) logarithmically, we get

zh′(z)h(z)

= μ[αz[Iσ−1f(z)]′ + βz[Iσf(z)]′

αIσ−1f(z) + βIσf(z) − p]. (3.15)

By setting

θ(w) = 1, φ(w) =γ

w, (3.16)

it can be easily observed that θ(w) is analytic in C and that φ(w) /= 0 is analytic in C/{0}. Also,we let

Q(z) = zq′(z)φ(q(z)) = γzq′(z)q(z)

, (3.17)

p(z) = θ(q(z)) +Q(z) = 1 + γzq′(z)q(z)

. (3.18)

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From (3.11) we see that Q(z) is starlike univalent in the unit disk Δ, and from (3.18) we get

Re(zp′(z)Q(z)

)= Re

{1 +

zq′′(z)q′(z)

− zq′(z)q(z)

}> 0. (3.19)

An application of Lemma 2.3 to (3.12) yields the result.

Putting α = 0, β = 1, γ = 1, and q(z) = (1 + Az)/(1 + Bz) in Theorem 3.4, we obtain thefollowing corollary.

Corollary 3.5. If f(z) ∈ A(p) and for −1 ≤ A < B ≤ 1, μ /= 0,

1 + μ[z[Iσf(z)]′Iσf(z) − p

]≺ 1 +

(A − B)z(1 +Az)(1 + Bz)

, (3.20)

then[Iσf(z)

zp

]μ≺ 1 +Az

1 + Bz(3.21)

and (1 +Az)/(1 + Bz) is the best dominant.

By setting α = 0, β = 1, γ = 1, σ = 0, p = 1, and q(z) = (1 + Bz)μ(A−B)/B inTheorem 3.4, weget the following corollary.

Corollary 3.6. Suppose f(z) ∈ A(1) and let −1 ≤ B < A ≤ 1 and B /= 0. If

1 + μ[zf ′(z)f(z)

− 1]≺ 1 +Az

1 + Bz, (3.22)

then[f(z)z

]μ≺ (1 + Bz)μ(A−B)/B (3.23)

and (1 + Bz)μ(A−B)/B is the best dominant.

Remark 3.7. q(z) = (1 + Bz)μ(A−B)/B is univalent if and only if |(μ(A − B)/B) − 1| ≤ 1 or |(μ(A −B)/B) + 1| ≤ 1 (see [5]).

Again by setting β = 1, μ = 1, α = 0, γ = 1/b, p = 1, and σ = 0, and by q(z) = 1/(1 −z)2b (b ∈ C \ {0}) in Theorm 3.4, we get the following corollary.

Corollary 3.8. Suppose f(z) ∈ A(1) and b is a nonzero complex number for which

1 +1b

[zf ′(z)f(z)

− 1]≺ 1 + z1 − z. (3.24)

Then,

f(z)z

≺ 1

(1 − z)2b(3.25)

and 1/(1 − z)2b is the best dominant.

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The result contained in Corollary 3.8 was earlier given by Srivastava and Lashin [7].

Theorem 3.9. Let q be univalent in the unit disk Δ, and let μ, γ /= 0, η, δ, α, β ∈ C, and f(z) ∈ A(p).Suppose that q satisfies

Re{1 +

zq′′(z)q′(z)

}> max

{0,−Re

γ

)}. (3.26)

Let

ψ(z) =[αIσ−1f(z) + βIσf(z)

(α + β)zp

]μ{η + γμ

(αz[Iσ−1f(z)]′ + βz[Iσf(z)]′

αIσ−1f(z) + βIσf(z) − p)}

+ δ. (3.27)

If

ψ(z) ≺ ηq(z) + δ + γzq′(z), (3.28)

then[αIσ−1f(z) + βIσf(z)

(α + β)zp

]μ≺ q(z), α + β /= 0, (3.29)

and q(z) is the best dominant.

Proof. Define a function h(z) by

h(z) :=[αIσ−1f(z) + βIσf(z)

(α + β)zp

]μ. (3.30)

Then, a computation shows that

zh′(z)h(z)

= μ{αz[Iσ−1f(z)]′ + βz[Iσf(z)]′

αIσ−1f(z) + βIσf(z) − p}

(3.31)

and hence

zh′(z) = μh(z)(z[αIσ−1f(z)]′ + zβ[Iσf(z)]′

αIσ−1f(z) + βIσf(z) − p). (3.32)

Set

θ(w) = ηw + δ, φ(w) = γ, (3.33)

and let

Q(z) = zq′(z)φ(q(z)) = γzq′(z),

p(z) = θ(q(z)) +Q(z) = ηq(z) + δ + γzq′(z).(3.34)

From (3.26), we see that Q(z) is starlike in Δ and that

Re{zp′(z)Q(z)

}= Re

γ+ 1 +

zq′′(z)q′(z)

}> 0, (3.35)

by the hypothesis (3.26) of Theorem 3.9. Thus, applying Lemma 2.3, the proof of Theorem 3.9is completed.

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By setting β = 1, γ = 1, α = 0, and q(z) = (1 + Az)/(1 + Bz), we obtain the followingcorollary.

Corollary 3.10. Let f(z) ∈ A(p) and Re(η) > 0. Suppose that

Re{1 − Bz1 + Bz

}> max{0,−Re(η)}. (3.36)

If

[Iσf(z)zp

]μ{η + μ

(z[Iσf(z)]′Iσf(z) − p

)}+ δ ≺ η1 +Az

1 + Bz+ δ + z

(A − B)(1 + Bz)2

, (3.37)

then[Iσf(z)

zp

]μ≺ 1 +Az

1 + Bz(3.38)

and (1 +Az)/(1 + Bz) is the best dominant.

Again by setting β = 1, γ = 1, α = 0, p = 1, and σ = 0, and by q(z) = (1 + z)/(1 − z), weget the following corollary.

Corollary 3.11. Let f(z) ∈ A(1) and[f(z)z

]μ{η + μ

(zf ′(z)f(z)

− 1)}

+ δ ≺ η1 + z1 − z + δ +

2z

(1 − z)2, (3.39)

then

[f(z)z

≺ 1 + z1 − z (3.40)

and (1 + z)/(1 − z) is the best dominant.

4. Superordination for analytic functions

Theorem 4.1. Let q be convex univalent in the unit disk Δ, and λ ∈ C. Suppose λ satisfies Re{λ} > 0and Iσf(z)/zp ∈ H(q(0), 1) ∩Q. Suppose that

λ

p

(Iσ−1f(z)zp

)+p − λp

(Iσf(z)zp

)(4.1)

is univalent in the unit disk Δ. If

q(z) +λzq′(z)p(p + 1)

≺ λ

p

(Iσ−1f(z)zp

)+p − λp

(Iσf(z)zp

), (4.2)

then

q(z) ≺ Iσf(z)zp

(4.3)

and q(z) is the best subordinant.

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Proof. Let

p(z) =Iσf(z)zp

, z /= 0. (4.4)

Differentiating logarithmically, we get

zp′(z)p(z)

=z[Iσf(z)]′Iσf(z) − p . (4.5)

After some computation, we get

p(z) +λzp′(z)p(p + 1)

p

(Iσ−1f(z)zp

)+p − λp

(Iσf(z)zp

). (4.6)

Now, using Lemma 2.7, we get the desired result (4.3).

Corollary 4.2. Let q be convex univalent in Δ, and λ ∈ C. Suppose λ satisfies R{λ} > 0 andIσf(z)/zp ∈ H(q(0), 1) ∩Q. Let

λ

p

(Iσ−1f(z)zp

)+p − λp

(Iσf(z)zp

)(4.7)

be univalent in the unit disk Δ. If

λ(A − B)zp(p + 1)(1 + Bz)2

+1 +Az1 + Bz

≺ λ

p

(Iσ−1f(z)zp

)+p − λp

(Iσf(z)zp

), (4.8)

then

1 +Az1 + Bz

≺ Iσf(z)zp

(4.9)

and (1 +Az)/(1 + Bz) is the best subordinant.

Since the proofs of Theorems 4.3 and 4.4 are similar to the proofs of the previoustheorems, we only give statements of these theorems without proofs.

Theorem 4.3. Let q(z) be convex univalent in Δ, and 0 /= γ, μ ∈ C, and α, β ∈ C such that α + β /= 0.Let f(z) ∈ A(p). Suppose that [(αIσ−1f(z) + βIσf(z))/(α + β)zp]μ ∈ H(q(0), 1) ∩Q, and

1 + γμ[αz[Iσ−1f(z)]′ + βz[Iσf(z)]′

αIσ−1f(z) + βIσf(z) − p]

(4.10)

is univalent in Δ. If

1 + γzq′(z)q(z)

≺ 1 + γμ[αz[Iσ−1f(z)]′ + β[Iσf(z)]′

αIσ−1f(z) + βIσf(z) − p], (4.11)

then

q(z) ≺[αIσ−1f(z) + βIσf(z)

(α + β)zp

]μ(4.12)

and q(z) is the best subordinant.

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Theorem 4.4. Let q be convex univalent in the unit disk Δ, and let γ /= 0 ∈ C, η, δ, α, β ∈ C withα + β /= 0, and f(z) ∈ A(p). Suppose that Iσf(z)/zp ∈ H(q(0), 1) ∩Q, and

Re{ηq′(z)γ

}> 0. (4.13)

If

ηq(z)+ δ + γzq′(z)≺[αIσ−1f(z) + βIσf(z)

(α + β)zp

]μ{η+γμ

(zα[Iσ−1f(z)]′ + zβ[Iσf(z)]′

αIσ−1f(z) + βIσf(z) − p)}

+ δ,

(4.14)

then

q(z) ≺[αIσ−1f(z) + βIσf(z)

(α + β)zp

]μ(4.15)

and q(z) is the best subordinant.

5. Sandwich results

Combining results of differential subordinations and superordinations, we arrive at thefollowing “sandwich results.”

Theorem 5.1. Let q1(z) be convex univalent, and let q2(z) be univalent in Δ, and λ ∈ C. Suppose q1satisfies Re{λ} > 0 and q2 satisfies (3.1). If Iσf(z)/zp ∈ H(q(0), 1) ∩Q and

[αIσ−1f(z) + βIσf(z)

(α + β)zp

]μ, α + β /= 0, (5.1)

is univalent in Δ, and if

q1(z) +λzq′1(z)p(p + 1)

≺ λIσ−1f(z)zp

+(p − λ)Iσf(z)

zp≺ q2(z) +

λzq′2(z)p(p + 1)

, (5.2)

then

q1(z) ≺(Iσf(z)

zp

)≺ q2(z) (5.3)

and q1(z) and q2(z) are, respectively, the best subordinant and the best dominant.

Theorem 5.2. Let q1(z) be convex univalent, and let q2(z) be univalent inΔ, and λ ∈ C. Suppose thatq2 satisfies (3.11). Further suppose that [(αIσ−1f(z) + βIσf(z))/(α + β)zp]μ ∈ H(q(0), 1) ∩Q and1 + γμ[(αz[Iσ−1f(z)]′ + βz[Iσf(z)]′)/(αIσ−1f(z) + βIσf(z)) − p] is univalent in Δ.

If

1 + γzq′1(z)q1(z)

≺ 1 + γμ[αz[Iσ−1f(z)]′ + βz[Iσf(z)]′

αIσ−1f(z) + βIσf(z) − p]≺ 1 + γ

zq′2(z)q2(z)

, (5.4)

then

q1(z) ≺[αIσ−1f(z) + βIσf(z)

(α + β)zp

]μ≺ q2(z), α + β /= 0, (5.5)

and q1(z) and q2(z) are, respectively, the best subordinant and the best dominant.

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Theorem 5.3. Let q1(z) be convex univalent, and let q2(z) be univalent in Δ, and λ ∈ C.Suppose that q1(z) satisfies (4.13) and q2(z) satisfies (3.28). Further suppose that [(αIσ−1f(z) +βIσf(z))/(α + β)zp]μ ∈ H(q(0), 1) ∩Q with α + β /= 0, and that

[αIσ−1f(z) + βIσf(z)

(α + β)zp

]μ{η + γμ

(zα[Iσ−1f(z)]′ + zβ[Iσf(z)]′

αIσ−1f(z) + βIσf(z) − p)}

+ δ (5.6)

is univalent in Δ. If

ηq1(z) + δ + γzq′1(z)≺[αIσ−1f(z) + βIσf(z)

(α + β)zp

]μ{η+ γμ

(zα[Iσ−1f(z)]′ + zβ[Iσf(z)]′

αIσ−1f(z) + βIσf(z) − p)}

≺ ηq2(z) + δ + γzq′2(z),(5.7)

then

q1(z) ≺[αIσ−1f(z) + βIσf(z)

(α + β)zp

]μ≺ q2(z) (5.8)

and q1(z) and q2(z) are, respectively, the best subordinant and the best dominant.

Acknowledgments

The authors are thankful to the referee for his useful suggestions. P. Goswami is also thankfulto CSIR, India, for providing the Junior Research Fellowship under Research Scheme no.09/135(0434)/2006-EMR-1.

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