1. Introduction
Let
denote the class of functions of the form:
which are analytic in the open unit disk
and normalized by the conditions
. Let
denote the class of all functions in
which are univalent in
U.
The Koebe One-Quarter Theorem [
1] ensures that the image of the unit disk under every
function contains a disk of radius
. Thus every univalent function
f has an inverse
, which is defined by
and
where
A function is said to be bi-univalent in U if and if both f and are univalent in U. Let denote the class of bi-univalent functions in U given by (1).
Studying the class of bi-univalent functions begun some time ago, around the year 1970 as it can be seen from papers [
2,
3,
4]. The topic resurfaced as interesting in the last decade, many papers being published since 2011, for example, [
5,
6]. Interesting results related to coefficient estimates for certain special classes of univalent functions appeared like the ones published in [
7,
8,
9,
10,
11,
12,
13].
The operators have been used ever since the beginning of the study of complex functions. Many known results have been proved easier by using them and new results could be obtained especially related to starlikeness and convexity of certain functions. Introducing new classes of analytic functions is the most common outcome of the study that involves operators.
The study of bi-univalent functions using operators is also an approach that is in trend nowadays as it can be seen in the very recent results from papers [
14,
15] and a particular interest is shown to obtaining the Fekete–Szegő functional for the special classes that are being introduced as it can be seen in the very recent paper [
16].
The study on coefficients of the functions in certain special classes is a topic that has its origin at the very beginning of the study of univalent functions. A main result in the theory of univalent functions is Gronwall’s Area Theorem stated in 1914 and used for obtaining bounds on the coefficients of the class of meromorphic functions. An analogous problem for the class was solved by Bieberbach and its famous conjecture stated in 1916, only proven in 1984, has stimulated the development of different methods in the geometric theory of functions of a complex variable. Just as in the case of the classes studied by Gronwall and Bieberbach, in the study of bi-univalent functions, estimates on the first two Taylor–Maclaurin coefficients are usually given. We extend the study and manage to give estimates on the fourth coefficient too, concerning the functions in the classes introduced in the present paper.
Another aspect of the novelty of the results contained in the present paper is given by the operator used in defining the three new classes for which coefficient estimates are obtained. The operator was previously defined in the paper [
17] as a new type of operator introduced by mixing the two forms of the well-known Sălăgean operator, its differential and integral forms.
Definition 1. [18] For , the Sălăgean differential operator is defined by Remark 1. If and , then Definition 2. [18] For , the Sălăgean integral operator is defined by The
is the Alexander operator used for the first time in [
19], the
operator is called the generalized Alexander operator.
Remark 2. If and , then , and .
Remark 3. We have .
Definition 3. [17] Let . Denote by the operator given by Remark 4. [17] If and , thenwhere . This generalized operator is the linear combination of the Sălăgean differential and Sălăgean integral operator.
In 1933, Fekete and Szego [
20] proved that
holds for any normalized univalent function and the result is sharp. The problem of maximizing the absolute value of the functional
is called the Fekete–Szegő problem. Many authors obtained Fekete–Szegő inequalities for different classes of functions: [
21,
22,
23].
In order to prove the original results from the main results part of the paper, the following lemmas are used:
We denote by
the class of Carathéodory functions analytic in the open unit disk
U, for example,
Lemma 1. [24] If then , where for . Lemma 2. [1] Let be of the form then Lemma 3. [25] If is a function with positive real part in U and μ is a complex number, then The result is sharp for the function given by 2. Main Results
Using the operator shown in Definition 3, we introduce three new classes as follows:
Definition 4. For , a function given by (1) is said to be in the class if the following conditions are satisfied:and where and the function g is given by (2).
Example 1. If we have the well-known class of strongly bi-starlike functions of order α: Example 2. If and we have the class of strongly bi-convex functions of order α: Definition 5. For , a function given by (1) is said to be in the class if the following conditions are satisfied:andwhere and the function g is given by (2). Example 3. If we have the well-known class of bi-starlike functions of order β: Example 4. If and we have the class of bi-convex functions of order β: Definition 6. Let be analytic functions and A function given by (1) is said to be in the class if the following conditions are satisfied:andwhere and the function g is given by (2). Remark 5. If we let and , then the class reduces to the class denoted by .
Remark 6. If we let and , then the class reduces to the class denoted by .
Remark 7. The classes introduced in this paper are defined in the classical way. All subclasses of bi-univalent functions are defined, the connection with the classes of bi-starlike and bi-convex functions being illustrated in the examples above. Being defined using relations related to arguments and real part of the functions contained, a geometric interpretation could be given for the classes. For the class in Definition 4, the geometrical image is in the first trigonometric dial, the section between two lines that converge at the origin having its maximum image the entire dial. The class in Definition 5 has its image in the half right plane. The first two classes defined are connected through the relation obtained for and , . The results for the class of functions would generalize and improve the results for the classes of functions from Definitions 4 and 5. For special uses of parameters, new conditions for bi-starlikeness and bi-convexity could be established. Future interpretations are left to the imagination of interested researchers.
3. Coefficient Estimates
First, we give the coefficient estimates for the class given in Definition 4.
Theorem 1. Let , and let given by (1) be in the class . Thenandwhere , are defined in (4). Proof. It follows from (5) and (6) that
and
where
and
are in
and have the forms
and
Equating the coefficients in (14) and (15), we get
From (18) and (21), we get
and
From (19), (22) and (25), we obtain
Applying Lemma 1 for the coefficients and , we get (11).
To find the bound on
, first we substract (22) from (19):
From (24), (25) and (26) follows that
and applying Lemma 1 we get (12).
To find the bound on
, first we substract (23) from (20) and using (24) we get
Now we add (20) and (23) and using (24) we get
or equivalently
Substituting (29) in (28) and applying Lemma 1 we get (13). □
Now we calculate the Fekete–Szegő functional for the the class .
Theorem 2. Let f of the form (1) be in the class . Then Proof. From Theorem 1 we use the value of
and
to calculate
.
where
.
Theorem 3. Let , and let given by (1) be in the class . Thenandwhere , are defined in (4). Proof. It follows from (5) and (6) that
and
where
and
have the forms (16) and (17).
Equating the coefficients in (33) and (34), we get
From (35) and (38), we get
and
From (36) and (39), we obtain
Applying Lemma 1 for the coefficients and , we get (30).
To find the bound on
, first we subtract (39) from (36):
From (42) and (43) follows that
and applying Lemma 1 we get (31).
To find the bound on
, first we subtract (40) from (37) and using (41) we get
Now we add (37) and (40) and using (41) we get
or equivalently
Substituting (46) in (45) and applying Lemma 1 we get (32). □
Theorem 4. Let f of the form (1) be in the class . Then Proof. From Theorem 3 we use the value of
and
to calculate
.
where
.
Theorem 5. Let and let given by (1) be in the class . Thenandwhere , are defined in (4). Proof. For a start, we write the equivalent forms of the argument inequalities in (9) and (10).
and
where
and
satisfy the conditions of Definition 6 and have the following Taylor–Maclaurin series expansions:
Substituting from (52) and (53) into (50) and (51), respectively, and equating the coefficients, we get
From (54) and (57), we get
and
Adding (55) and (58), we obtain
Therefore, from (61) and (62), we get
and
We find from (63) and (64) that
and
So we get the desired estimate on the coefficient as asserted in (47).
Next, in order to find the bound on the coefficient
, by substracting (58) from (55), we get
Substituting the value of
from (63) into (65), it follows that
On the other hand, upon substituting the value of
from (64) into (65), it follows that
To find the bound on
, first we add (56) and (59) and using (60) we get
Now we substract (59) from (56) and using (60) the result is
if we substitute (66) we have
Finally, if we use (63) then (64) in (67) the result is (49). □
4. Conclusions
The original results of this paper are about coefficient estimates given the three original classes defined here. The classes are defined in the paper using an interesting new type of integro-differential operator, Sălăgean integro-differential operator. Since the only study done on them was related to coefficient estimates, they could be of particular interest for further studies related to different other aspects.
As it can be seen in Examples 1–4, for certain use of the parameters of the class given in Definition 4, strongly bi-starlikeness and strongly bi-convexity is proven. Similar studies related to starlikeness, convexity, and close-to-convexity of all the classes defined in the paper using values for the parameters can be conducted. With these studies, more could be found out about an intuitive or high level interpretation of the three function classes defined.
With the introduction of Definitions 1 and 2, it is worth investigating the possibility of applying the Lie algebra method in the work [
26] to the complex plane. In the present paper, estimates for coefficient
are given going further than estimates for coefficients
and
which are usually obtained in the study of bi-univalent functions.
It remains an open problem to obtain estimates on bound of for the classes that have been introduced here. Particular uses of coefficient estimates could lead to potentially interesting new results. The results from this paper could also inspire further research related to integro-differential operators used for introducing new classes of bi-univalent functions.