Abstract
In this effort, we extend the fractal–fractional operators into the complex plane together with the quantum calculus derivative to obtain a quantum–fractal–fractional operators (QFFOs). Using this newly created operator, we create an entirely novel subclass of analytical functions in the unit disk. Motivated by the concept of differential subordination, we explore the most important geometric properties of this novel operator. This leads to a study on a set of differential inequalities in the open unit disk. We focus on the conditions to obtain a bounded turning function of QFFOs. Some examples are considered, involving special functions like Bessel and generalized hypergeometric functions.
Keywords:
fractal–fractional operator; fractional calculus; quantum calculus; analytic function; differential subordination; univalent function; differential operator; subordination and superordination; convolution (Hadamard) product MSC:
30C45; 30C80
1. Introduction
The fractal–fractional operators extend traditional operations like differentiation and integration to non-integer or fractional dimensions. Fractals, turbulence, and other complex systems are examples of events that can exhibit self-similarity or scale invariant and can be described and analyzed using these operators. The fractional derivative, which expands the classical derivative to non-integer orders, is an illustration of a fractal–fractional operator. The functioning of complex systems that display long-range dependence and memory effects can be described using the fractional derivative. The fractional Laplacian, which extends the classical Laplacian to non-integer dimensions, is another illustration of a fractal–fractional operator. The conduct of complex systems that display non-local interactions and power law decay is described by the fractional Laplacian. Fractal–fractional operators are a crucial tool for comprehending and modeling complicated processes and have applications across a variety of fields, including physics, engineering, economics, and ecology. Atangana was the first researcher that offered a thorough analysis encompassing definitions of there operators covering differential and integral of various understandings in [1].
Fractal–fractional operators, which combine ideas from fractals with fractional calculus, have attracted a lot of attention lately because of their capacity to represent complex structures with variation in space and memory. There are now new definitions of fractional operators that take into account fractal properties like self-similarity or localized scaling. Riemann–Liouville-like and Caputo-like operators on fractal domains are two examples. In order to represent systems having fractional memory effects on fractal geometries, hybrid operators involving fractal–fractional kernels are being created. It might be difficult for practitioners to evaluate fractal–fractional systems because they frequently lack geometric or physical intuition. Linking fractional ordering and fractal dimensions to visible effects is challenging.
The analysis of fractional derivatives and integrals of analytical functions is known as fractional calculus of analytic functions. The Cauchy integral formulation and complex analysis are used to define fractional derivatives and integrals of analytical functions. For example, the fractional derivative of an analytic function of order is defined by
where is a contour in the complex plane, n is the smallest integer that is greater than , and is the gamma function. Similarly, the fractional integral of an analytic function of order is defined by
where is a contour in the complex plane and is the gamma function. Numerous researchers in physics, engineering, and finance use fractional calculus of analytic functions. It can be applied, for instance, to simulate fractional-order control systems, nonlinear actions of materials, and strange diffusion in permeable environments (see [2,3,4,5,6]).
The area of fractional calculus that is concerned with the calculus of local fractional derivatives and integrals is also referred to as local fractional calculus, occasionally referred to as fractional calculus with local derivatives. In this method, local fractional derivatives and integrals are used to define the fractional derivative and integral operators. Numerous branches of the sciences and engineering, such as fluid mechanics, image processing, and signal processing, as well as others, use the study of local fractional calculus of analytic functions. It offers a potent tool for the development and evaluation of intricate systems with fractal characteristics (see [7,8,9,10]). In the evaluation of complex systems where concentrated conduct is significant, such as fractional propagation, wave propagation, and chaos, the assumption is particularly useful (see [11,12,13,14]).
Quantum calculus (Jackson calculus [15]) is a branch of mathematics that extends traditional calculus to include non-commutative operations on functions. In traditional calculus, the derivative of a function is defined as the limit of the difference quotient as the change in the input approaches zero [16,17,18]. In contrast, a non-commutative operator that takes into account the possibility that the data inputs may not commute with one another operator replaces the difference division in quantum calculus. In the investigation of quantum physics, where non-commutative operators control the movement of particles and systems, this kind of calculus is crucial. It is possible to simulate a range of stock prices that may deviate from the standard commutative property norms in other domains, such as economics (see [19,20]). Quantum calculus can be approached in various ways, such as through operator calculus, non-commutative calculus, and q-calculus (see [21,22]). The explanations and criteria for derivatives, integrals, and other mathematical operations differ according to these methods. There are numerous unanswered questions and difficulties in the study of quantum calculus, which is still a hot area of inquiry.
With the help of the quantum calculus derivative, we expand the fractal–fractional operators into the complex plane in this attempt at developing quantum–fractal–fractional operators (QFFOs). We develop an entire different subclass of analytical functions in the unit disk, utilizing our recently invented operator. We concentrate on the prerequisites for attaining a bounded turning QFFO. Examples incorporating unique functions, such as Bessel and the generalized hypergeometric functions, are taken into consideration.
This paper is organized as follows: Section 2 presents the definitions of the concepts that will be used. Moreover, it contains the definitions of the proposed quantum–fractal–fractional operators, with some properties. Section 3 deals with the main outcomes that are obtained. These results include differential subordination inequalities and some geometric properties. Finally, Section 4 provides a conclusion of our results and future directions.
2. Concepts
In this section, we outline the key concepts relevant to the study of quantum–fractal–fractional operators (QFFOs) in the complex domain.
2.1. Fractal–Fractional Operators
Definition 1
([23]). Let be analytic in the open unit disk () and a real number The following are regarded as the Riemann–Liouville and Caputo differentiation operators of any order σ:
and
individually. In accordance with this, the fractional integral is shown as follows:
Definition 2.
Assume that is analytic in If υ is a fractal analytic function on of order , then the differential FFOs of order in the realizing of Riemann–Liouville and Caputo operators are as follows, individually:
and
where
As a consequence, the integral of an FFO of order is formulated as follows:
Remember that Atangana [1] proposed a collection of fractal–fractional integral operators of the power kernel and exponential kernel. The prolonged complex FFO of the power kernel that matches the specifications of the traditional fractal–fractional differential operators is selected in this effort. Furthermore, we use instances to show how FFOs behave in certain particular functions. Normalized FFOs are then displayed in We are able to investigate the operators geometrically thanks to FFOs’ normalization.
Application 1.
- Let Then,where designs the factorial powers, as follows:whileand
- Consider that . Then,where 2 refers to the regularized modified hypergeometric function.
- While, for we have
- Assume that . Then,where B presents the Bessel function.
- Let . Then,where indicates the digamma function.
- Let . Then,
2.2. The Normalized Case
The normalized case is then used to define FFOs. We give the normalized class of analytic functions in this work, dented by of the type
In order to normalize FFOs, we have the following result:
Proposition 1.
Let Then, the normalized FFOs are as follows:
and
Proof.
A direct application of 1. □
These operators have a frequent role in a variety of applications, including control systems, signal processing, and image processing. They have been shown to have stronger mathematical properties than traditional operators and to be useful for simulating complicated systems.
2.3. Quantum Operators
Definition 3.
The Jackson derivative might be presented in the following manner, employing the difference operator:
where
Maclaurin’s series formulation additionally takes into account the sum of the numbers
where
Note that
where C is a constant.
Suppose that . Then, the q-shifted factorials are formulated in the next equality [15] as follows:
By (3), the q-shifted gamma function is formulated as follows (see Table 1 for examples):
where
and
Table 1.
Evaluation of in Equation (4) for different values of the quantum number .
We use the quantum gamma function to extend the FFOs as follows:
Proposition 2.
Let Then, the quantum normalized FFOs (QFFOs) are given by
and
In the sequel, we shall denote all the above QFFOs’ type by
where indicates one of the coefficients or
Remark 1.
- Special functions are frequently used in quantum mechanics to characterize the weight of pathways in fractal geometries when calculating path integrals over fractional or fractal domains. As an illustration, consider the following: solving radial equations on fractal geometries frequently results in modified Bessel functions in fractional quantum systems. Hypergeometric functions: show up when evaluating Green’s functions or path integrals for quantum–fractal–fractional operators.
- The mathematical structures underlying quantum–fractal–fractional operators and their solutions give rise to the relationship between these operators and special functions. When evaluating differential equations with fractional derivatives or equations stated on fractal domains, special functions frequently arise naturally. These functions offer computational tools, analytical expressions, and information on the characteristics of the solutions. The generalized hypergeometric function, for instance, is a generalization of the Mittag–Leffler function and is helpful in characterizing more intricate systems that use fractal–fractional operators or multi-term fractional derivatives.
Application 2.
In this part, we present the acting of QFFOs on the following univalent convex function:
We aim to approximate the above sum by q-hypergeometric function. Thus, we have
where
and
such that
For the fractal–fractional values and we obtain the function
While for and
Now, we consider the following data and :
The above conclusion implies that
All the coefficients of are majored by the coefficients of
For example,
As a consequence, the coefficients of the operator are majored by the coefficients of Therefore,
Finally, we analyze the integral operator
2.4. Lemmas
For a more detailed investigation, we need the following well-known results:
Lemma 1
([24], p. 19). For and , the function is smooth on , where and . If then there exists an , such that
- , and
- .
Lemma 2
([25], p. 217, Theorem 4). Let be analytic in If , then
Lemma 3
([24], p. 73, Theorem 3.1c). Let be analytic in then,
Some geometric properties are discovered in the next two propositions.
Proposition 3.
If satisfies the inequality
then is univalent in
Proof.
A calculation produces
To show that is univalent, we note that from the condition of the outcome
The operator then has univalency, according to Lemma 2. □
We will examine certain essential elements of an uncommon instance of QFFOs, where is the Koebe function because of the sold properties of the Koebe function as a univalent function.
Proposition 4.
If achieves the relation
then is convex of order
Proof.
Define two functions as follows:
Clearly, and
Then, in view of Lemma 3, with we obtain
where However,
Then,
which is equivalent to hence, is convex of order □
3. Outcomes
A bounded turning function of a complex variable is a function that satisfies a certain geometric condition related to the behavior of the function near its critical points. Specifically, let be a complex-valued function of a complex variable , and let be a critical point of , i.e., a point where the derivative is zero or does not exist. We say that has a bounded turning at if there exists a disk centered at such that for all in except possibly , the argument of is constant, i.e., the difference lies on a ray emanating from . Geometrically, this means that near , the graph of turns around without crossing itself. Functions that satisfy this condition are sometimes called “univalent” or “sense-preserving” near , since they preserve the sense of rotation around . Bounded turning functions have a number of interesting properties, including a connection to conformal mapping and the theory of quasicrystals. They also arise naturally in the study of geometric function theory, a branch of complex analysis concerned with the properties of analytic functions. In this section, we aim to present a set of conditions on the QFFO to be in the class of bounded turning functions.
Theorem 1.
Let
- (i)
- If then .
- (ii)
- If then
- (iii)
- If , then is a bounded turning function.
Proof.
The proof of (i).
We aim to show that for all and (because in Proposition 2). If it occurs at , and
where and is smooth in such that then
Therefore, when , which is a contradiction (6).
Let
where . Since for all , is analytic in the unit disk with . Moreover, we get
Assume that According to Lemma 1, we get
Hence, we obtain
Therefore, the following fact is obtained:
which is a contradiction to (6). That is, , and by (7), we receive
such that , which implies that
The proof of (ii).
Formulate a function as follows:
where Then, is analytic in the open unit disk. By putting On the authority of Lemma 1, we obtain
As maintained by (8), a logarithmic differentiation yields
where
But and and Thus, we obtain . Hence,
which yields that g is a non-decreasing function and
Therefore, we get
which contradicts (6). As claimed by , the argument of the theorem is present.
The proof of (iii).
Let
Then, is analytic in the open unit disk. A logarithmic differentiation gives
According to (10), we obtain
Thus, we receive
where which brings Therefore, (11) presents
For with . In virtue of Lemma 1, we get
Thus,
Consequently, we obtain
where , which contradicts the assumption. That is, . In addition, (9) shows that
which concludes the desired assertion. □
The following result shows the upper bound of The proof is a direct application of Lemma 3.
Theorem 2.
If satisfies the inequality
then
where
Proof.
Since , Let
Consequently, we obtain
Then, by the condition on and , Lemma 3 implies the desired result. □
Theorem 3.
If has the symmetrical inequality
then is a bounded turning function.
Proof.
Since satisfies the equations and , it is a normalized function. By substituting by in (13), this yields
Adding the last two inequalities, this gives
This leads to being a bounded turning function. Thus, according to the Kaplan theorem [26], one can observe that is a bounded turning function. □
Also, the following result shows different conditions of a bounded turning function.
Theorem 4.
Suppose that has the following positive real part:
whenever . Then, is a bounded turning function.
Proof.
Define an admissible function as follows:
By (16) with
we get
In virtue of ([27], Theorem 5), we have
which implies that is a bounded turning function. □
Theorem 5.
Let be a bounded turning function with
If
then is a bounded turning function.
Proof.
Let
and
Define the function as follows:
Integrating yields
As a conclusion, we get
Hence, we have
where
Therefore, we obtain
According to the condition, we have
where Next, we aim to show that
or
Thus, is a bounded turning function. □
Corollary 1.
Let
Then, is a bounded turning function.
Proof.
Assuming in Theorem 5, we obtain the outcome, where it is precise for
where
□
In view of Corollary 1, we obtain the following result:
Corollary 2.
If
where
then is a bounded turning function.
4. Conclusions
We created QFFOs in a complex domain, acting on the class of analytic functions. Additionally, we aimed to understand the geometric actions of these QFFOs; as a result, these QFFOs were normalized. We also determined the QFFOs’ upper bounds in terms of the normalized special function. Under a set of conditions, the proposed operators are univalent and convex in the open unit disk. Finally, we present a set of conditions to obtain the bounded turning functions’ properties. Our methods are given from the field of the geometric function theory, specifically the differential subordination theory. For future work, one can use the suggested operators to develop different classes of analytic functions, such as meromorphic and harmonic functions. Moreover, QFFOs can be selected to obtain univalent solutions of quantum–fractal–fractional differential equations.
Author Contributions
Conceptualization, A.A.A., R.W.I. and N.E.C.; investigation, A.A.A., R.W.I., A.H.H., N.E.C. and M.F.Y.; writing—original draft preparation, R.W.I. and M.F.Y.; writing—review and editing, A.A.A., A.H.H., N.E.C. and M.F.Y. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
Funding
This study was supported via funding from the Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, project number (PSAU/2025/R/1446).
Data Availability Statement
No data were used to support this study.
Conflicts of Interest
The author declares no conflict of interest.
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