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Article

Sharp Bounds on Hankel Determinant of q-Starlike and q-Convex Functions Subordinate to Secant Hyperbolic Functions

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School of Mathematics and Statistics, Anyang Normal University, Anyang 455002, China
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School of Mathematics and Statistics, Hunan First Normal University, Changsha 410205, China
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Fractal Fract. 2025, 9(6), 346; https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract9060346
Submission received: 26 April 2025 / Revised: 21 May 2025 / Accepted: 24 May 2025 / Published: 26 May 2025

Abstract

In the present paper, using the q-difference operator, we introduce two classes of q-starlike functions and q-convex functions subordinate to secant hyperbolic functions. As functions in these classes have unique characteristic of missing coefficients on the second term in their analytic expansions, we define a new functional to unify the Hankel determinants with entries of the original coefficients, inverse coefficients, logarithmic coefficients, and inverse logarithmic coefficients for these functions. We obtain the sharp bounds on the new functional for functions in the two classes, and as a consequence, the best results on Hankel determinant for the starlike and convex functions subordinate to secant hyperbolic functions are given. The outcomes include some existing findings as corollaries and may help to deepen the understanding the properties of q-analogue analytic functions.

1. Introduction and Definitions

Let D = z C : z < 1 be the unit disc and A be the group of analytic functions f in D with the normalization f 0 = f 0 1 = 0 . For f A , it can be written as
f ( z ) = z + n = 2 a n z n , z D .
If a function never takes a value twice, it is called univalent. Traditionally, S is used to represent the set of such functions in geometric function theory. For an analytic function ω with ω 0 = 0 and ω ( z ) < 1 in D , we call it a Schwarz function. Let P denote the class of functions f A with p ( z ) > 0 ( z D ) and normalized by
p z = 1 + n = 1 p n z n , z D .
For p P , it is often called a Carathéodory function [1].
For two given analytic functions f and g, f g means that f is subordinate to g, i.e., there exists a Schwarz function ω in the manner of
f z = g ω z , z D .
To illustrate our main idea, the notions of q-calculus need to be addressed. Throughout this paper, q is fixed to be ( 0 , 1 ) . The q-number [ ζ ] q is introduced as
[ ζ ] q = 1 q ζ 1 q , i f ζ C N , 1 + q + + q m 1 , i f ζ = m N .
The q-factorial [ m ] q ! is used to denote
[ m ] q ! = 1 , i f m = 0 , m q · m 1 q [ 2 ] q · [ 1 ] q , i f m N .
In particular, lim q 1 [ m ] q = m .
The q-difference operator of a function ϕ is defined as
D q ϕ ( z ) = ϕ q z ϕ ( z ) q 1 z , z D { 0 } ,
see [2]. Clearly, lim q 1 D q ϕ ( z ) = ϕ ( z ) , and D q z m = [ m ] q z m 1 . This operator is widely used in the theory of hypergeometric series and quantum physics and is also known as the Jackson q-difference operator; we refer to [3,4,5] for more details.
Using the q-difference operator, Ismail et al. [6] first proposed the concept of q-starlike functions. In [7], it is proved that the conditions of q-starlike functions can be equivalently characterized by f A and
z D q f ( z ) f ( z ) 1 + z 1 q z , z D .
For 0 α < 1 , Seoudy and Aouf [8] introduced the subclasses S q * α and K q α defined, respectively, by
S q * : = f A : z D q f ( z ) f ( z ) > α , z D
and
K q : = f A : D q z D q f ( z ) D q f ( z ) > α , z D .
When q 1 , S q * α and K q α reduce to the class of starlike functions of order α and convex of order α in D (see Duren [9]). Afterwards, the research on q-starlike functions and q-convex functions continued to enrich, including the works on q-starlike functions associated with the Janowski functions [10], the q-exponential function [11], the q-Bernoulli numbers [12] and some others like [13,14,15].
In [16], Bano et al. introduced a novel class of starlike functions S * sech defined by
S * sech : = f A : z f ( z ) f ( z ) sech z , z D .
We remark that the function sech z is not univalent in D . By virtue of sech z = 2 e z + e z , it is clear that sech 1 2 = sech 1 2 . As sech ( z ) > 0 in D , functions in the class S * sech are starlike and thus univalent. Recently, the coefficient problems for this class were studied in [17,18] and an interesting observation is that a 2 0 when f S * sech , with a 2 = f ( 0 ) 2 ! .
Inspired by the mentioned works, we consider the classes S q * sech and K q sech defined, respectively, by
S q * sech : = f A : z D q f ( z ) f ( z ) sech q z , z D
and
K q sech : = f A : D q z D q f ( z ) D q f ( z ) sech q z , z D .
For different choices of q, the images domains of sech q z are presented in Figure 1a–d. Clearly, lim q 1 S q * sech = S * sech . Denote lim q 1 K q sech = K sech . We remark that K sech is a subclass of convex functions.
Hankel determinant is an important tool in the study of analytic functions. In [19,20], Pommerenke introduced the Hankel determinant H q , n f with a 1 = 1 and q , n N for f A . It is defined by the coefficients a n of f arranged in the form
H q , n f : = a n a n + 1 a n + q 1 a n + 1 a n + 2 a n + q a n + q 1 a n + q a n + 2 q 2 .
Utilizing the initial coefficients a 2 , a 3 , a 4 , and a 5 of f, we may write
H 2 , 3 ( f ) = a 3 a 5 a 4 2 ,
H 3 , 1 ( f ) = 2 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 2 2 a 5 a 4 2 + a 3 a 5 a 3 3 .
In recent years, the upper bounds of Hankel determinants for f belonging to various subfamilies of analytic functions were obtained. For example, the study on bounded turning functions [21,22], close-to-convex functions [23], bi-univalent functions [24], convex functions [25] and starlike functions [26,27]. The results are abundant enough, and those interested can also refer to [28,29,30].
If f S defined in D , the inverse of f exists and is univalent at least in a disk of radius 1 / 4 . Denote
F ( w ) : = f 1 w = w + A 2 w 2 + A 3 w 3 + .
As f F ( w ) = w , the coefficients of F are closely related with f. Researchers endeavor to study the inverse functions from different perspectives; in particular, the Hankel determinant using the inverse coefficients is smoothly introduced [31,32,33,34]. We note that H 2 , 3 ( f 1 ) and H 3 , 1 ( f 1 ) are given by
H 2 , 3 ( f 1 ) = A 3 A 5 A 4 2 ,
H 3 , 1 ( f 1 ) = 2 A 2 A 3 A 4 A 2 2 A 5 A 4 2 + A 3 A 5 A 3 3 .
The logarithmic coefficients γ n of f S are well discussed for the reason of their connection with the Bieberbach conjecture. They are presented by
F f : = log f ( z ) z = 2 n = 1 γ n z n , log 1 = 0 .
The idea of taking γ n as the entries of the Hankel determinant was first proposed in [35] and later widely accepted by researchers [36,37,38,39]. Based on existing representation methods, the second Hankel determinant of logarithmic coefficients is denoted by
H 2 , 1 F f / 2 = γ 1 γ 3 γ 2 2 ,
H 2 , 2 F f / 2 = γ 2 γ 4 γ 3 2 .
In [40], Ponnusamy et al. first introduced the concept of logarithmic coefficients of inverse functions. It is defined by
log F ( w ) w = 2 n = 1 ϖ n w n , w < 1 4 .
To broaden the fields on coefficient problems for univalent functions, it is bound to consider the Hankel determinant, with a n replaced by ϖ n ; see [41,42,43]. Using this idea, we have
H 2 , 1 F f 1 / 2 = ϖ 1 ϖ 3 ϖ 3 2 ,
H 2 , 2 F f 1 / 2 = ϖ 2 ϖ 4 ϖ 3 2 .
Taking a n to express the Hankel determinant H 2 , 3 f 1 and H 3 , 1 f 1 , it is calculated that
H 2 , 3 ( f 1 ) = 3 a 2 6 6 a 2 4 a 3 + 2 a 2 3 a 4 2 a 2 2 a 5 + 2 a 2 2 a 3 2 + 4 a 2 a 3 a 4 + a 3 a 5 a 4 2 3 a 3 3 ,
H 3 , 1 ( f 1 ) = a 2 6 3 a 2 4 a 3 + 3 a 2 2 a 3 2 a 2 2 a 5 + 2 a 2 a 3 a 4 + a 3 a 5 a 4 2 2 a 3 3 .
Differentiating (14) and using (1), we may obtain the correspondence between a n and γ n of f. Substituting γ n with a n leads to
H 2 , 2 F f / 2 = 1 288 a 2 6 1 48 a 2 4 a 3 1 24 a 2 3 a 4 + 1 16 a 2 2 a 3 2 1 8 a 2 2 a 5 + 1 4 a 2 a 3 a 4 + 1 4 a 3 a 5 1 4 a 2 4 1 8 a 3 3 .
In [44], it is shown that
H 2 , 2 F f 1 / 2 = 145 288 a 2 6 55 48 a 2 4 a 3 + 5 24 a 2 3 a 4 + 11 16 a 2 2 a 3 2 5 8 a 2 2 a 5 + 3 4 a 2 a 3 a 4 + 1 4 a 3 a 5 1 4 a 2 4 5 8 a 3 3 .
When a 2 = 0 , it is noted that
H 2 , 3 f = a 3 a 5 a 4 2 ,
H 3 , 1 f = a 3 a 5 a 4 2 a 3 3 ,
H 2 , 3 f 1 = a 3 a 5 a 4 2 3 a 3 3 ,
H 3 , 1 f 1 = a 3 a 5 a 4 2 2 a 3 3 ,
H 2 , 2 F f / 2 = 1 4 a 3 a 5 a 4 2 1 2 a 3 3 ,
H 2 , 2 F f 1 / 2 = 1 4 a 3 a 5 a 4 2 5 2 a 3 3 .
It is interesting that they are all connected with a 3 a 5 a 4 2 μ a 3 3 , where μ is a real number, and μ 0 . Thus, we may expect this expression as a new functional of analytic functions.
Let μ 0 , + and f A be of the form (1). Define
H μ f = a 3 a 5 a 4 2 μ a 3 3 ,
where a n : = f n 0 n ! for n 2 . For different choices of the parameter μ , this functional may be used as a unified tool to give the upper bound of a certain Hankel determinant.
In this article, we aim to study the sharp bounds on the new functional H μ f for the functions in the classes S q * sech and K q sech . As a consequence, some useful results on the bounds of the second and third Hankel determinants with different entries are obtained.

2. Lemmas

In this section, we list two crucial lemmas that will be applied to investigate the main results of this work. As we know, an efficient way to solve coefficient problems for various classes of analytic functions is to associate them with the coefficients of Carathéodory functions. The first lemma is frequently used, as it provides a parametric representation of some initial coefficients for Carathéodory functions.
Lemma 1
(see [45]). Let p P be of the form (1), and let c 1 0 . Then, for some x , κ D ¯ : = z C : z 1 ,
2 c 2 = c 1 2 + 4 c 1 2 x ,
4 c 3 = c 1 3 + 2 4 c 1 2 c 1 x c 1 4 c 1 2 x 2 + 2 4 c 1 2 1 x 2 κ .
Lemma 2
(see [46]). Let τ 1 , τ 2 , τ 3 R , and be defined as
U τ 1 , τ 2 , τ 3 = max z D ¯ τ 1 + τ 2 z + τ 3 z 2 + 1 z 2 .
If τ 1 0 and τ 3 < 0 , then
U τ 1 , τ 2 , τ 3 = τ 1 + τ 2 τ 3 , i f τ 2 2 1 + τ 3 , 1 τ 1 + τ 2 2 4 1 + τ 3 , i f τ 2 < 2 1 + τ 3 .
If τ 1 > 0 and τ 3 < 0 , then
U τ 1 , τ 2 , τ 3 = 1 τ 1 + τ 2 2 4 1 + τ 3 , i f τ 2 2 4 τ 1 τ 3 3 1 τ 3 2 , τ 2 < 2 1 + τ 3 , 1 + τ 1 + τ 2 2 4 1 τ 3 , i f τ 2 2 < min 4 1 τ 3 2 , 4 τ 1 τ 3 3 1 τ 3 2 , V τ 1 , τ 2 , τ 3 , o t h e r w i s e ,
where
V τ 1 , τ 2 , τ 3 = τ 1 + τ 2 + τ 3 , i f τ 3 4 τ 1 + τ 2 τ 1 τ 2 , τ 1 + τ 2 τ 3 , i f τ 3 4 τ 1 + τ 2 τ 1 τ 2 , τ 1 τ 3 1 τ 2 2 4 τ 1 τ 3 , o t h e r w i s e .

3. Main Results

At first, we will discuss the upper bound of H μ f for functions in the class S q * sech .
Theorem 1.
If f S q * sech , then
H μ f q 2 3072 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q max t [ 0 , 2 ] Λ 0 t 6 + Λ 2 t 4 + Λ 3 t 2 , i f μ 0 , 6 [ 2 ] q + 5 q [ 2 ] q 2 6 [ 4 ] q , q 2 3072 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q max t [ 0 , 2 ] Λ 1 t 6 + Λ 2 t 4 + Λ 3 t 2 , i f μ 6 [ 2 ] q + 5 q [ 2 ] q 2 6 [ 4 ] q , + ,
where
Λ 0 = 48 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 4 ] q 36 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 + 6 q [ 2 ] q [ 3 ] q 2 + 5 q 2 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 6 μ q [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q , Λ 1 = 48 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 4 ] q 36 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 6 q [ 2 ] q [ 3 ] q 2 5 q 2 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 + 6 μ q [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q , Λ 2 = 192 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 384 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 4 ] q , Λ 3 = 768 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 4 ] q 192 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 .
Proof. 
Let f S q * sech . According to the subordination principle, there is a Schwarz function ω such that
z D q f ( z ) f ( z ) = sech q ω z , z D .
Taking
p z = 1 + ω z 1 ω z = 1 + c 1 z + c 2 z 2 + c 3 z 3 + c 4 z 4 + , z D ,
it is seen that p P , and
ω z = c 1 2 z + 2 c 2 c 1 2 4 z 2 + 4 c 3 4 c 2 c 1 + c 1 3 8 z 3 + 8 c 4 8 c 3 c 1 4 c 2 2 + 6 c 1 2 c 2 c 1 4 16 z 4 + , z D .
Then,
sech q ω ( z ) = 1 1 8 q 2 c 1 2 z 2 + 1 8 q 2 2 c 1 c 2 + c 1 3 z 3 + 1 384 q 2 144 c 1 2 c 2 96 c 1 c 3 48 c 2 2 36 5 q 2 c 1 4 z 4 + , z D .
Using the form of (1), we obtain
z D q f z f ( z ) = 1 + q a 2 z + q [ 2 ] q a 3 a 2 2 z 2 + q [ 3 ] q a 4 1 + [ 2 ] q a 2 a 3 + a 2 3 z 3 + q [ 4 ] q a 5 1 + [ 3 ] q a 2 a 4 [ 2 ] q a 3 2 + 2 + [ 2 ] q a 2 2 a 3 a 2 4 z 4 + , z D .
By comparing the coefficients on the right side of (35) and (36), we have
a 2 = 0 ,
a 3 = q 8 [ 2 ] q c 1 2 ,
a 4 = q 8 [ 3 ] q 2 c 1 c 2 c 1 3 ,
a 5 = q 384 [ 4 ] q 36 5 q 2 6 q [ 2 ] q c 1 4 + 144 c 1 2 c 2 96 c 1 c 3 48 c 2 2 .
Let f S q * sech and f θ ( z ) = e i θ f ( e i θ z ) , with θ R . Noting that
z D q f θ ( z ) f θ ( z ) = z · e i θ f e i θ q z e i θ f e i θ z ( q 1 ) z e i θ f e i θ z = e i θ z · f e i θ q z f e i θ z e i θ ( q 1 ) z f e i θ z = e i θ z D q f e i θ z f e i θ z S q * sech
and
H μ f θ = e 4 i θ H μ f ,
the functional H μ ( f θ ) = H μ ( f ) for all θ R and f S q * sech . Hence, we are able to assume c 1 = c [ 0 , 2 ] in estimating the upper bound of H μ ( f ) for f S q * sech . Using (38)–(40) and (30), we obtain
H μ f = q 2 c 2 3072 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q α 1 c 4 + α 2 c 2 c 2 + α 3 c c 3 + α 4 c 2 2 ,
where
α 1 = 6 μ q [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q 48 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 4 ] q + 36 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 6 q [ 2 ] q [ 3 ] q 2 5 q 2 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 , α 2 = 48 [ 2 ] q 2 4 [ 2 ] q [ 4 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q 2 , α 3 = 96 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 , α 4 = 48 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 4 [ 2 ] q [ 4 ] q .
Using Lemma 1 and substituting c 2 and c 3 into (41) gives
H μ f = q 2 c 2 3072 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q β 1 + β 2 x + β 3 x 2 + 48 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 c ( 4 c 2 ) 1 x 2 κ ,
where x , κ D ¯ , and
β 1 = q [ 3 ] q 2 6 μ [ 4 ] q 6 [ 2 ] q 5 q [ 2 ] q 2 c 4 , β 2 = 0 , β 3 = 12 [ 2 ] q 2 4 c 2 4 4 [ 2 ] q [ 4 ] q [ 3 ] q 2 + 3 [ 3 ] q 2 4 [ 2 ] q [ 4 ] q c 2 .
When c = 0 , it is clear that H μ f = 0 . When c = 2 ,
H μ f = q 3 6 μ [ 4 ] q 6 [ 2 ] q 5 q [ 2 ] q 2 48 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 4 ] q , c = 2 .
Now we assume that c ( 0 , 2 ) . By taking κ 1 , it is achieved that
H μ f q 2 c 3 4 c 2 64 [ 2 ] q [ 4 ] q σ 1 + σ 2 x + σ 3 x 2 + 1 x 2 : = q 2 c 3 4 c 2 64 [ 2 ] q [ 4 ] q U σ 1 , σ 2 , σ 3 ,
where U is defined in (33), and
σ 1 = 6 μ [ 4 ] q 6 [ 2 ] q 5 q [ 2 ] q 2 q c 3 48 [ 2 ] q 2 4 c 2 , σ 2 = 0 , σ 3 = 16 [ 2 ] q [ 4 ] q 4 [ 3 ] q 2 + 3 [ 3 ] q 2 4 [ 2 ] q [ 4 ] q c 2 4 [ 3 ] q 2 c .
Since
3 [ 3 ] q 2 4 [ 2 ] q [ 4 ] q = q 4 2 q 3 + q 2 2 q 1 < 0
for all q ( 0 , 1 ) , we have
16 [ 2 ] q [ 4 ] q 4 [ 3 ] q 2 + 3 [ 3 ] q 2 4 [ 2 ] q [ 4 ] q c 2 > 16 [ 2 ] q [ 4 ] q 4 [ 3 ] q 2 + 4 3 [ 3 ] q 2 4 [ 2 ] q [ 4 ] q = 8 [ 3 ] q 2 > 0
for c ( 0 , 2 ) . Thus, σ 3 < 0 . From (44), it is obvious that [ 3 ] q 2 4 [ 2 ] q [ 4 ] q < 0 . Hence,
1 + σ 3 = 2 c 2 [ 3 ] q 2 4 [ 2 ] q [ 4 ] q + 3 [ 3 ] q 2 4 [ 2 ] q [ 4 ] q c 4 [ 3 ] q 2 c < 0 ,
which means that σ 3 < 1 .
When μ 6 [ 2 ] q + 5 q [ 2 ] q 2 6 [ 4 ] q , σ 1 0 . It is observed that σ 1 0 , σ 3 < 0 , and σ 2 2 1 + σ 3 ; thus, an application of Lemma 2 yields
U σ 1 , σ 2 , σ 3 σ 1 + σ 2 σ 3 = ψ 1 c 4 + ψ 2 c 2 + ψ 3 48 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 c 4 c 2 ,
where
ψ 1 = 48 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 4 ] q 36 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 + 6 q [ 2 ] q [ 3 ] q 2 + 5 q 2 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 6 μ q [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q ,
ψ 2 = 192 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 384 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 4 ] q ,
ψ 3 = 768 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 4 ] q 192 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 .
Combining (43) and (45), we conclude that
H μ f q 2 3072 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q ψ 1 c 6 + ψ 2 c 4 + ψ 3 c 2 , c ( 0 , 2 ) .
Let
Φ ( t ) = q 2 3072 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q ψ 1 t 6 + ψ 2 t 4 + ψ 3 t 2 , t [ 0 , 2 ] ,
where ψ 1 , ψ 2 , and ψ 3 are given, respectively, by (46)–(48). Based on (42), (49), and
Φ ( 2 ) = q 3 6 μ [ 4 ] q 6 [ 2 ] q 5 q [ 2 ] q 2 48 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 4 ] q ,
we obtain
H μ f max t [ 0 , 2 ] Φ ( t ) , μ 0 , 6 [ 2 ] q + 5 q [ 2 ] q 2 6 [ 4 ] q ,
where Φ is defined in (50).
In the following, we consider μ > 6 [ 2 ] q + 5 q [ 2 ] q 2 6 [ 4 ] q . In this case, σ 1 > 0 , and σ 3 < 0 . Furthermore, as σ 3 < 1 , it is known that 4 σ 1 σ 3 3 1 σ 3 2 < 0 . Then, we have σ 2 2 1 + σ 3 and σ 2 2 4 σ 1 σ 3 3 1 σ 3 2 . Applying Lemma 2, it is seen that
U σ 1 , σ 2 , σ 3 = V σ 1 , σ 2 , σ 3 ,
where V is defined in (34). Noting that σ 3 4 σ 1 + σ 2 = 4 σ 1 σ 3 > 0 and σ 3 4 σ 1 + σ 2 = 4 σ 1 σ 3 < 0 , we have
V σ 1 , σ 2 , σ 3 σ 1 σ 3 1 σ 2 2 4 σ 1 σ 3 = ξ 1 c 4 + ξ 2 c 2 + ξ 3 48 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 c 4 c 2 ,
where
ξ 1 = 48 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 4 ] q 36 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 6 q [ 2 ] q [ 3 ] q 2 5 q 2 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 + 6 μ q [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q ,
ξ 2 = 192 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 384 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 4 ] q ,
ξ 3 = 768 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 4 ] q 192 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 .
From (43), (53), and (54), we obtain
H μ f q 2 3072 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q ξ 1 c 6 + ξ 2 c 4 + ξ 3 c 2 , c ( 0 , 2 ) .
Define
Ψ ( t ) = q 2 3072 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q ξ 1 t 6 + ξ 2 t 4 + ξ 3 t 2 , t [ 0 , 2 ] ,
where ξ 1 , ξ 2 , and ξ 3 are given by (55)–(57). As
Ψ ( 2 ) = q 3 6 μ [ 4 ] q 6 [ 2 ] q 5 q [ 2 ] q 2 48 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 4 ] q ,
using (42) and (58), we have
H μ f max t [ 0 , 2 ] Ψ ( t ) , μ 6 [ 2 ] q + 5 q [ 2 ] q 2 6 [ 4 ] q , + ,
where Ψ is defined in (59). Combining (52) and (60), we obtain the inequalities in Theorem 1. The proof is completed. □
Taking q 1 in Theorem 1, we obtain the upper bound of H μ f for f S * sech .
Theorem 2.
If f S * sech , then
H μ f 1 36864 max t [ 0 , 2 ] Γ 1 t , i f μ 0 , 4 3 , 1 36864 max t [ 0 , 2 ] Γ 2 t , i f μ 4 3 , + ,
where Γ 1 and Γ 2 are defined, respectively, by
Γ 1 ( t ) = 22 9 μ t 6 224 t 4 + 736 t 2 , t 0 , 2 , Γ 2 ( t ) = 9 μ 2 t 6 224 t 4 + 736 t 2 , t 0 , 2 .
Proof. 
Setting q 1 in Theorem 1, it is seen that Λ 0 528 216 μ , Λ 1 216 μ 48 , Λ 2 5376 , and Λ 3 17664 . Also, q 2 3072 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q 1 884736 , and 6 [ 2 ] q + 5 q [ 2 ] q 2 6 [ 4 ] q 4 3 . Substituting these results, the assertion in Theorem 2 follows. □
By H 2 , 3 f = a 3 a 5 a 4 2 , taking μ = 0 in Theorem 2 yields the upper bound of the second Hankel determinant for f S * sech .
Corollary 1.
Let f S * sech . Then,
H 2 , 3 f 10051 470448 = 0.021364 .
The bound is sharp, with the extremal functions g 1 given by
g 1 z = z exp 0 z sech p 1 ( s ) 1 p 1 ( s ) + 1 1 s d s , z D ,
where
p 1 ( z ) = 1 + ϱ 1 z + z 2 1 z 2 , z D
and ϱ 1 = 2 759 33 1.669694 .
Proof. 
From the definition, we know that H 2 , 3 f = H 0 f . Applying Theorem 2 yields
H 2 , 3 f max t [ 0 , 2 ] 1 36864 22 t 6 224 t 4 + 736 t 2 .
Let r 0 ( t ) = 1 36864 22 t 6 224 t 4 + 736 t 2 , with t [ 0 , 2 ] . Since r 0 has a maximum value 10051 470448 attained at ϱ 1 = 2 759 33 , the inequality (61) in Corollary 1 is thus obtained. Now, we consider the sharpness. Taking the logarithmic derivative on both sides in (62), we obtain
z g 1 ( z ) g 1 ( z ) = sech p 1 ( z ) 1 p 1 ( z ) + 1 ,
where p 1 is defined by (63). As ϱ 1 [ 0 , 2 ] , it is known that p 1 P , and g 1 S * sech . In view of
g 1 ( z ) = z 23 132 z 3 10 759 3267 z 4 + 1069 13068 z 5 + , z D ,
we conclude that
H 2 , 3 g 1 = 10051 470448 .
The proof of Corollary 1 is completed. □
Remark 1
(In [18], Theorem 2.7). It is asserted that the sharp bound of H 2 , 3 f for f S * sech is 1 48 . Indeed, a minor mistake occurs in their proof.
Since a 2 0 for f S * sech , we have H 3 , 1 f = a 3 a 5 a 4 2 a 3 3 . Choosing μ = 1 in Theorem 2 gives the known result on the third Hankel determinant for f S * sech .
Corollary 2
([18], Theorem 2.6). Let f S * sech . Then,
H 3 , 1 f 671 1342 12460 657072 = 0.018446 .
The inequality is sharp, with the extremal function g 2 presented by
g 2 z = z exp 0 z sech p 2 ( z ) 1 p 2 ( z ) + 1 1 s d s , z D ,
where
p 2 ( z ) = 1 + ϱ 2 z + z 2 1 z 2 , z D
and ϱ 2 = 2 39 2184 39 1342 1.409371 .
Regarding the Hankel determinant with entry of the inverse coefficients, it is noted that H 2 , 3 f 1 = H 3 f , and H 3 , 1 f 1 = H 2 f for f S * sech . Hence, we may obtain the two existing outcomes by assigning μ = 3 and μ = 2 in Theorem 2, respectively.
Corollary 3
([18], Theorem 3.4). Suppose that f S * sech . Then,
H 2 , 3 f 1 5 192 .
The extremal function is given by
g 3 z = z exp 0 z sech ( s ) 1 s d s , z D .
Corollary 4
([18], Theorem 3.3). Suppose that f S * sech . Then,
H 3 , 1 f 1 77 + 29 58 15552 = 0.019152 .
Remark 2
(In [18], Theorem 3.3). The authors gave the upper bound of H 2 , 3 f 1 for f S * sech while the extremal function is missing. In fact, the bound is sharp, with the function g 4 defined by
g 4 z = z exp 0 z sech i p 3 ( z ) 1 p 3 ( z ) + 1 1 s d s , z D ,
where
p 3 ( z ) = 1 z 2 1 + ϱ 3 z + z 2 , z D
and ϱ 3 = 14 58 3 1.458793 .
Regarding the Hankel determinant with elements of logarithmic coefficients for f S * sech , we have H 2 , 2 F f / 2 = 1 4 H 1 2 f . Thus, an application of Theorem 2 leads to the new finding on the upper bound of the second Hankel determinant for logarithmic functions.
Corollary 5.
Suppose that f S * sech . Then,
H 2 , 2 F f / 2 3892 + 103 721 1360800 = 0.0048924 .
The result is sharp, with the extremal function g 5 presented by
g 5 z = z exp 0 z sech p 4 ( z ) 1 p 4 ( z ) + 1 1 s d s , z D ,
where
p 4 ( z ) = 1 + ϱ 4 z + z 2 1 z 2 , z D
and
ϱ 4 = 448 8 721 105 1.490249 .
Proof. 
Let f S * sech . Taking μ = 1 2 in Theorem 2, we obtain
H 2 , 2 F f / 2 = 1 4 H 1 2 f max t [ 0 , 2 ] 1 147456 35 2 t 6 224 t 4 + 736 t 2 .
Let r 1 ( t ) = 1 147456 35 2 t 6 224 t 4 + 736 t 2 , with t [ 0 , 2 ] . The only critical point of r 1 in ( 0 , 2 ) is ϱ 4 given in (67) at which r 1 attains its maximum value 3892 + 103 721 1360800 .
For the sharpness, it is seen that g 5 defined in (66) has the form
g 5 ( z ) = z ϱ 4 2 16 z 3 ϱ 4 4 ϱ 4 2 24 z 4 7 ϱ 4 4 48 ϱ 4 + 48 384 z 5 + , z D
and
H 2 , 2 F g 5 / 2 = 1 147456 35 2 ϱ 4 6 224 ϱ 4 4 + 736 ϱ 4 2 = 3892 + 103 721 1360800 .
The proof of Corollary 5 is completed. □
In view of H 2 , 2 F f 1 / 2 = 1 4 H 5 2 f for f S * sech , we are able to obtain the exact bound of the Hankel determinant with inverse logarithmic coefficients as input for functions in this group.
Corollary 6.
Suppose that f S * sech . Then,
H 2 , 2 F f 1 / 2 62020 + 307 307 13071456 = 0.005156 .
The equality is attained by the function g 6 given by
g 6 z = z exp 0 z sech i p ( z ) 1 p ( z ) + 1 1 s d s , z D ,
where
p ( z ) = 1 z 2 1 + ϱ 5 z + z 2 , z D
and
ϱ 5 = 448 8 307 123 1.581984 .
Proof. 
Let f S * sech . Using Theorem 2, we obtain
H 2 , 2 F f 1 / 2 = 1 4 H 5 2 f max t [ 0 , 2 ] 1 147456 41 2 t 6 224 t 4 + 736 t 2 .
Let r 2 ( t ) = 1 147456 41 2 t 6 224 t 4 + 736 t 2 , with t [ 0 , 2 ] . The unique critical point of r 2 in ( 0 , 2 ) is ϱ 5 given in (69) at which r 2 achieves its maximum value 62020 + 307 307 13071456 .
For the sharpness, we note that g 6 defined in (68) has the expansion of
g 6 z = z + ϱ 5 2 16 z 3 + ϱ 5 4 ϱ 5 2 24 z 4 + 11 ϱ 5 4 48 ϱ 5 2 + 48 384 , z D
and
H 2 , 2 F g 6 1 / 2 = 1 147456 41 2 ϱ 5 6 224 ϱ 5 4 + 736 ϱ 5 2 = 62020 + 307 307 13071456 .
The proof of Corollary 6 is then completed. □
Now, we aim to determine the bound of H μ f for f K q sech .
Theorem 3.
Let f K q sech . Then,
H μ f q 2 3072 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q 3 [ 4 ] q 2 [ 5 ] q max t [ 0 , 2 ] Π 0 t 6 + Π 2 t 4 + Π 3 t 2 , i f μ 0 , 6 [ 2 ] q [ 3 ] q 2 + 5 q [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 6 [ 4 ] q [ 5 ] q , q 2 3072 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q 3 [ 4 ] q 2 [ 5 ] q max t [ 0 , 2 ] Π 1 t 6 + Π 2 t 4 + Π 3 t 2 , i f μ 6 [ 2 ] q [ 3 ] q 2 + 5 q [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 6 [ 4 ] q [ 5 ] q , + ,
where
Π 0 ( t ) = 48 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q [ 5 ] q 36 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q + 6 q [ 2 ] q [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q + 5 q 2 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q 6 μ q [ 4 ] q 2 [ 5 ] q , Π 1 ( t ) = 48 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q [ 5 ] q 36 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q 6 q [ 2 ] q [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q 5 q 2 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q + 6 μ q [ 4 ] q 2 [ 5 ] q , Π 2 ( t ) = 192 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q 384 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q [ 5 ] q , Π 3 ( t ) = 768 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q [ 5 ] q 192 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q .
Proof. 
Suppose that f K q sech and
f ( z ) = z + b 2 z 2 + b 3 z 3 + b 4 z 4 + b 5 z 5 + , z D .
Based on the relationship between the class S q * sech and K q sech , we know that g ( z ) = z D q f ( z ) S q * sech . Thus, b n = a n [ n ] q ( n 2 ) , where a n are the corresponding coefficients of g S q * sech . From the proof of Theorem 1, we can write
b 2 = 0 ,
b 3 = q 8 [ 2 ] q [ 3 ] q d 1 2 ,
b 4 = q 8 [ 3 ] q [ 4 ] q 2 d 1 d 2 d 1 3 ,
b 5 = q 384 [ 4 ] q [ 5 ] q 36 5 q 2 6 q [ 2 ] q d 1 4 + 144 d 1 2 d 2 96 d 1 d 3 48 d 2 2
for some p P , with
p ( z ) = 1 + d 1 z + d 2 z 2 + d 3 z 3 + , z D .
Let f K q sech and f θ ( z ) = e i θ f e i θ z , with θ R . From the definition,
D q f θ z = f θ q z f θ ( z ) q 1 z = e i θ f e i θ q z e i θ f e i θ z q 1 z = D q f e i θ z .
Setting u = e i θ z , it is noted that D q f θ z = D q f ( u ) , and thus, D q 2 f θ z = e i θ D q 2 f ( u ) . Using the basic property of the q-difference operator, we have
z D q z D q f θ z z D q f θ z = z · q D q f θ ( z ) + z D q 2 f θ ( q z ) z D q f θ ( z ) = z · q D q f u + u D q 2 f u z D q f u = u D q u D q f ( u ) u D q f u .
Thus, f θ K q sech . As the class K q sech and the functional H μ f are rotation-invariant, we may assume that d 1 = d [ 0 , 2 ] . Substituting (71)–(73) into H μ f defined in (30), we obtain
H μ f = q 2 d 2 3072 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q 3 [ 4 ] q 2 [ 5 ] q ν 1 d 4 + ν 2 d 2 d 2 + ν 3 d d 3 + ν 4 d 2 2 ,
where
ν 1 = 36 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q 48 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q [ 5 ] q 6 q [ 2 ] q [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q 5 q 2 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q + 6 μ q [ 4 ] q 2 [ 5 ] q , ν 2 = 48 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q [ 4 ] q 4 [ 2 ] q [ 5 ] q , ν 3 = 96 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q , ν 4 = 48 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q [ 3 ] q [ 4 ] q 4 [ 2 ] q [ 5 ] q .
Using (58) and (60) in Lemma 1, we obtain
H μ f = q 2 d 2 3072 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q 3 [ 4 ] q 2 [ 5 ] q λ 1 + λ 2 x + λ 3 x 2 + 48 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q d 4 d 2 1 x 2 κ
for some x , κ D ¯ , with
λ 1 = q [ 4 ] q 6 μ [ 4 ] q [ 5 ] q 6 [ 2 ] q [ 3 ] q 2 5 q [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 d 4 , λ 2 = 0 , λ 3 = 12 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 4 d 2 16 [ 2 ] q [ 5 ] q 4 [ 3 ] q [ 4 ] q 4 [ 2 ] q [ 5 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q [ 4 ] q d 2 .
When d = 0 , H μ f = 0 . When d = 2 ,
H μ f = 6 μ [ 4 ] q [ 5 ] q 6 [ 2 ] q [ 3 ] q 2 5 q [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 q 3 48 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q 3 [ 4 ] q [ 5 ] q , d = 2 .
Consider d ( 0 , 2 ) . From κ 1 , we obtain
H μ f q 2 d 3 4 d 2 64 [ 2 ] q [ 3 ] q [ 4 ] q [ 5 ] q ς 1 + ς 2 x + ς 3 x 2 + 1 x 2 : = q 2 d 3 4 d 2 64 [ 2 ] q [ 3 ] q [ 4 ] q [ 5 ] q U ς 1 , ς 2 , ς 3 ,
where U is defined in (33), and
ς 1 = q 6 μ [ 4 ] q [ 5 ] q 6 [ 2 ] q [ 3 ] q 2 5 q [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 d 3 48 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 4 d 2 ,
ς 2 = 0 ,
ς 3 = 4 [ 3 ] q [ 4 ] q 16 [ 2 ] q [ 5 ] q + 4 [ 2 ] q [ 5 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q [ 4 ] q d 2 4 [ 3 ] q [ 4 ] q d .
It is easily seen that
4 [ 2 ] q [ 5 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q [ 4 ] q = 1 + 2 q q 2 q 3 + 2 q 4 + q 5 > 0 , q ( 0 , 1 ) ,
which leads to
4 [ 3 ] q [ 4 ] q 16 [ 2 ] q [ 5 ] q + 4 [ 2 ] q [ 5 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q [ 4 ] q d 2 < 4 [ 3 ] q [ 4 ] q 16 [ 2 ] q [ 5 ] q + 4 4 [ 2 ] q [ 5 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q [ 4 ] q < 0 .
From (77), we have ς 3 < 0 . Indeed, using (78), it yields
2 [ 3 ] q [ 4 ] q 8 [ 2 ] q [ 5 ] q + 3 [ 3 ] q [ 4 ] q 4 [ 2 ] q [ 5 ] q d < 2 [ 3 ] q [ 4 ] q 8 [ 2 ] q [ 5 ] q < 0 ,
which implies that
1 + ς 3 = 2 d 2 [ 3 ] q [ 4 ] q 8 [ 2 ] q [ 5 ] q + 3 [ 3 ] q [ 4 ] q 4 [ 2 ] q [ 5 ] q d 4 [ 3 ] q [ 4 ] q d < 0 ,
i.e., ς 3 < 1 .
When μ 6 [ 2 ] q [ 3 ] q 2 + 5 q [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 6 [ 4 ] q [ 5 ] q , clearly, ς 1 0 . Since ς 2 2 1 + ς 3 , using Lemma 2, we obtain
U ς 1 , ς 2 , ς 3 ς 1 + ς 2 ς 3 = ϑ 1 d 4 + ϑ 2 d 2 + ϑ 3 48 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q d 4 d 2 ,
where
ϑ 1 = 48 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q [ 5 ] q 36 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q + 6 q [ 2 ] q [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q + 5 q 2 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q 6 μ q [ 4 ] q 2 [ 5 ] q , ϑ 2 = 192 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q 384 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q [ 5 ] q , ϑ 3 = 768 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q [ 5 ] q 192 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q .
Therefore,
H μ f q 2 3072 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q 3 [ 4 ] q 2 [ 5 ] q ϑ 1 d 6 + ϑ 2 d 4 + ϑ 3 d 2 , d 0 , 2 .
Define
Υ ( t ) = q 2 3072 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q 3 [ 4 ] q 2 [ 5 ] q ϑ 1 t 6 + ϑ 2 t 4 + ϑ 3 t 2 , t [ 0 , 2 ] .
Clearly,
Υ ( 2 ) = 6 μ [ 4 ] q [ 5 ] q 6 [ 2 ] q [ 3 ] q 2 5 q [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 q 3 48 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q 3 [ 4 ] q [ 5 ] q .
Combining (74) and (79), we conclude that
H μ f max t [ 0 , 2 ] Υ ( t ) , μ 0 , 6 [ 2 ] q [ 3 ] q 2 + 5 q [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 6 [ 4 ] q [ 5 ] q .
Now, we consider μ > 6 [ 2 ] q [ 3 ] q 2 + 5 q [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 6 [ 4 ] q [ 5 ] q . Then, ς 1 > 0 , and ς 3 < 0 . As ς 3 < 1 , we see that 1 ς 3 2 < 0 , and thus, 4 ς 1 ς 3 3 1 ς 3 2 < 0 . Combining the fact that ς 2 2 1 + ς 3 and ς 2 2 4 ς 1 ς 3 3 1 ς 3 2 , an application of Lemma 2 leads to U ς 1 , ς 2 , ς 3 V ς 1 , ς 2 , ς 3 , where V is defined in (34). Obviously, ς 3 4 ς 1 + ς 2 > ς 1 ς 2 , and ς 3 4 ς 1 + ς 2 < ς 1 ς 2 because ς 1 > 0 , ς 2 = 0 , and ς 3 < 0 . Therefore, we may find that
V ς 1 , ς 2 , ς 3 ς 1 ς 3 1 ς 2 2 4 ς 1 ς 3 = ι 1 d 4 + ι 2 d 2 + ι 3 48 [ 2 ] q 2 ] [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q d 4 d 2 ,
where
ι 1 = 48 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q [ 5 ] q 36 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q 6 q [ 2 ] q [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q 5 q 2 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q + 6 μ q [ 4 ] q 2 [ 5 ] q , ι 2 = 192 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q 384 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q [ 5 ] q , ι 3 = 768 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q [ 5 ] q 192 [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 [ 4 ] q .
It follows that
H μ f q 2 3072 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q 3 [ 4 ] q 2 [ 5 ] q ι 1 d 6 + ι 2 d 4 + ι 3 d 2 , d 0 , 2 .
Define
Ξ ( t ) = q 2 3072 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q 3 [ 4 ] q 2 [ 5 ] q ι 1 d 6 + ι 2 d 4 + ι 3 d 2 , t [ 0 , 2 ] .
By Ξ ( 2 ) = 6 μ [ 4 ] q [ 5 ] q 6 [ 2 ] q [ 3 ] q 2 5 q [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 q 3 48 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q 3 [ 4 ] q [ 5 ] q , along with (74) and (81), we obtain
H μ f max t [ 0 , 2 ] Ξ ( t ) , μ 6 [ 2 ] q [ 3 ] q 2 + 5 q [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 6 [ 4 ] q [ 5 ] q , + .
Combining (80) and (82), the assertion in Theorem 3 follows. □
Let q 1 ; then, we obtain the estimation on the functional H μ f for functions in the class K sech , which is a subfamily of convex functions.
Theorem 4.
Let f K sech . Then,
H μ f 1 552960 max t [ 0 , 2 ] Γ 3 t , i f μ 0 , 12 5 , 1 552960 max t [ 0 , 2 ] Γ 4 t , i f μ 12 5 , + ,
where Γ 3 and Γ 4 are defined, respectively, by
Γ 3 ( t ) = 18 5 μ t 6 192 t 4 + 672 t 2 , t 0 , 2 , Γ 4 ( t ) = 5 μ 6 t 6 192 t 4 + 672 t 2 , t 0 , 2 .
Proof. 
Let q 1 in Theorem 3. Then, Π 0 1728 480 μ , Π 1 576 + 480 μ , Π 2 18432 , and Π 3 64512 . Also, q 2 3072 [ 2 ] q 3 [ 3 ] q 3 [ 4 ] q 2 [ 5 ] q 1 53084160 , and 6 [ 2 ] q [ 3 ] q 2 + 5 q [ 2 ] q 2 [ 3 ] q 2 6 [ 4 ] q [ 5 ] q 12 5 . Substituting these results, the assertion in Theorem 4 follows. □
Taking μ = 0 , 1 , 3 , 2 , 1 2 , 5 2 in Theorem 4, we obtain the sharp bounds of the Hankel determinant with the original coefficients, inverse coefficients, logarithmic coefficients, and inverse logarithmic coefficients, respectively, for functions in the class K sech .
Corollary 7.
Let f K sech . Then,
H 2 , 3 f 49 34992 = 0.001400 .
The estimate is sharp with the extremal function h 1 expressed by
h 1 z = 0 z exp 0 u sech p ^ 1 ( u ) 1 p ^ 1 ( u ) + 1 1 u d u d s , z D ,
where
p ^ 1 ( z ) = 1 + 2 7 3 z + z 2 1 z 2 , z D .
Proof. 
Suppose that f K sech . From Theorem 4, we know that
H 2 , 3 f = H 0 f max t [ 0 , 2 ] 1 552960 18 t 6 192 t 4 + 672 t 2 .
Let r 3 ( t ) = 1 552960 18 t 6 192 t 4 + 672 t 2 , with t [ 0 , 2 ] . It is seen that r 3 has a maximum value 49 34992 achieved at t 0 ˜ = 2 7 3 . The inequality (83) in Corollary 7 is thus obtained.
For the sharpness, we observe that the function h 1 defined in (84), satisfying z h 1 z S * sech , which implies that h 1 K sech according to the Alexander relationship. We note that
h 1 ( z ) = z 7 108 z 3 7 162 z 4 + 17 972 z 5 + , z D
and H 2 , 3 h 1 = 49 34992 . This completes the proof of Corollary 7. □
Corollary 8.
Let f K sech . Then,
H 3 , 1 f 136 + 37 74 365040 = 0.001244 .
The result is sharp, with the extremal function h 2 presented by
h 2 ( z ) = 0 z exp 0 u sech p ^ 2 ( u ) 1 p ^ 2 ( u ) + 1 1 u d u d s , z D ,
where
p ^ 2 ( z ) = 1 + χ 1 z + z 2 1 z 2 , z D
and
χ 1 = 64 4 74 13 1.508710 .
Proof. 
Assume that f K sech . Utilizing Theorem 4, we obtain
H 3 , 1 f = H 1 f max t [ 0 , 2 ] 1 552960 13 t 6 192 t 4 + 62 t 2 .
Define r 4 ( t ) = 1 552960 13 t 6 192 t 4 + 62 t 2 with t [ 0 , 2 ] . It is found that r 4 has a maximum value 136 + 37 74 365040 attained at χ 1 , which is given in (87). The inequality (85) in Corollary 8 is thus obtained.
For the extremal function, clearly, h 2 defined in (86) belongs to the class K sech by p ^ 2 P . As
h 2 ( z ) = z χ 1 2 48 z 3 χ 1 4 χ 1 2 96 z 4 7 χ 1 4 48 χ 1 2 48 1920 z 5 + , z D ,
we have
H 3 , 1 h 2 = 1 552960 13 χ 1 6 192 χ 1 4 + 672 χ 1 2 = 136 + 37 74 365040 .
The proof of Corollary 8 is thus completed. □
Corollary 9.
Let f K sech . Then,
H 2 , 3 f 1 65 130 536 174960 = 0.001172 .
The equality is attained by the function h 3 given by
h 3 ( z ) = 0 z exp 0 u sech i p ^ 3 ( u ) 1 p ^ 3 ( u ) + 1 1 u d u d s , z D ,
where
p ^ 3 ( z ) = 1 z 2 1 + χ 2 z + z 2 , z D
and
χ 2 = 2 16 130 3 1.429568 .
Proof. 
Let f K sech . It is seen that
H 2 , 3 f 1 = H 3 f max t [ 0 , 2 ] 1 552960 9 t 6 192 t 4 + 672 t 2 .
Setting r 5 ( t ) = 1 552960 9 t 6 192 t 4 + 672 t 2 , with t [ 0 , 2 ] , it is calculated that r 5 has a maximum value 65 130 536 174960 achieved at χ 2 , which is given in (89).
For the sharpness, we observe that h 3 presented in (88) belongs to the class K sech . In view of
h 3 ( z ) = z + χ 2 2 48 z 3 + χ 2 4 χ 2 2 96 z 4 + 11 χ 2 4 48 χ 2 2 + 48 1920 z 5 + , z D
and
H 2 , 3 h 3 1 = 1 184320 3 χ 2 6 64 χ 1 4 + 224 χ 1 2 = 65 130 536 174960 ,
we complete the proof of Corollary 9. □
Corollary 10.
Suppose that f K sech . Then,
H 3 , 1 f 1 1 864 = 0.001157 .
The equality holds for the function h 4 defined as
h 4 ( z ) = 0 z exp 0 u sech p ^ 4 ( u ) 1 p ^ 4 ( u ) + 1 1 u d u d s , z D
with
p ^ 4 ( z ) = 1 + 2 z + z 2 1 z 2 , z D .
Proof. 
Applying Theorem 4, we see that
H 3 , 1 f 1 = H 2 f max t [ 0 , 2 ] 1 552960 8 t 6 192 t 4 + 672 t 2 .
Let r 6 ( t ) = 1 552960 8 t 6 192 t 4 + 672 t 2 with t [ 0 , 2 ] . The only critical point of r 6 in ( 0 , 2 ) is 2 , and r 6 ( t ) r 6 2 = 1 864 for all t [ 0 , 2 ] .
For the equality, it is easy to know that h 4 given in (90) belongs to the class K sech . Since
h 4 ( z ) = z 1 24 z 3 2 48 z 4 + 1 96 z 5 + , z D
and
H 3 , 1 h 4 1 = 1 864 ,
we obtain the desired result in Corollary 10. □
Corollary 11.
Suppose that f K sech . Then,
H 2 , 2 F f / 2 1112 + 39 39 4151520 = 0.000326 .
The result is sharp, with the extremal function h 5 presented by
h 5 ( z ) = 0 z exp 0 u sech p ^ 5 ( u ) 1 p ^ 5 ( u ) + 1 1 u d u d s , z D ,
where
p ^ 5 ( z ) = 1 + χ 3 z + z 2 1 z 2 , z D
and
χ 3 = 128 8 39 31 1.586638 .
Proof. 
Utilizing Theorem 4, we have
H 2 , 2 F f / 2 = 1 4 H 1 2 f max t [ 0 , 2 ] 1 2211840 31 2 t 6 192 t 4 + 672 t 2 .
Define r 7 ( t ) = 1 2211840 31 2 t 6 192 t 4 + 672 t 2 , with t [ 0 , 2 ] . We note that χ 3 given in (93) is the unique critical point of r 7 in ( 0 , 2 ) , and r 7 ( t ) r 7 χ 3 = 1112 + 39 39 4151520 for all t [ 0 , 2 ] . This yields the inequality (91) in Corollary 11.
To show the sharpness, we note that h 5 defined in (92) belongs to the class K sech . As
h 5 ( z ) = z χ 3 2 48 z 3 χ 3 4 χ 3 2 96 z 4 7 χ 3 4 48 χ 3 2 + 48 1920 z 5 + , z D
and
H 2 , 2 F f / 2 = 1 2211840 31 2 χ 3 6 192 χ 3 4 + 672 χ 3 2 = 1112 + 39 39 4151520 ,
we complete the proof of Corollary 11. □
Corollary 12.
Suppose that f K sech . Then,
H 2 , 2 F f 1 / 2 165 165 1912 730080 0.000284 .
The equality holds by function h 6 taking
h 6 ( z ) = 0 z exp 0 u sech i p ^ 6 ( u ) 1 p ^ 6 ( u ) + 1 1 u d u d s , z D ,
where
p ^ 6 ( z ) = 1 z 2 1 + χ 4 z + z 2 , z D
and
χ 4 = 128 8 165 13 1.393340 .
Proof. 
From Theorem 4, we obtain
H 2 , 2 F f 1 / 2 = 1 4 H 5 2 f max t [ 0 , 2 ] 1 2211840 13 2 t 6 192 t 4 + 672 t 2 = 165 165 1912 730080 .
It is easy to check that h 6 defined in (95) belongs to the class K sech . Let χ 4 be given in (96). As
h 6 ( z ) = z + χ 4 2 48 z 3 + χ 4 4 χ 4 2 96 z 4 + 11 χ 4 4 48 χ 4 2 + 48 1920 z 5 + , z D
and
H 2 , 2 F f 1 / 2 = 1 2211840 13 2 χ 4 6 192 χ 4 4 + 672 χ 4 2 = 165 165 1912 730080 ,
we know the equality in (94) of Corollary 12 holds. □

4. Conclusions

In the study of q-starlike and q-convex functions, we recall that the Fekete–Szegö problem has attracted a great deal of attention; see [47,48,49,50]. Its analytic representation is a 3 μ a 2 2 , where a 2 and a 3 are the initial coefficients of the considered functions, and μ is a constant. In the present paper, we define a new functional in the form of a 3 a 5 a 4 2 μ a 3 3 , where μ 0 . When a 2 = 0 , it is found that some of the second and third Hankel determinants with different entries all take this form. Using this functional, we are able to give a unified expression of the desired coefficient problems. As an application, we introduce two classes q-starlike and q-convex functions subordinate to secant hyperbolic functions and calculate the sharp bounds on this functional. By q 1 , we are able to obtain the bounds on this functional for functions in the families of starlike and convex functions. By taking μ = 0 , 1 , 3 , 2 , 1 2 , 5 2 , we obtain some known results and also new findings on the exact bounds of the Hankel determinant.
Although a significant amount of valuable work on q-analogue analytic functions has been done and the output is abundant, some important issues need to be addressed. An example includes what conditions guarantee functions in the q-analogue classes to be univalent. As q 0 , the performances of the q-classes of analytic functions can be very complex.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, L.Z. and L.S.; methodology, Z.W. and L.S.; writing—original draft preparation, L.Z.; writing—review and editing, Z.W. and L.S.; funding acquisition, L.S. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

The present investigation was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Changshaunder Grant no. kq2502003 and the Key Project of Natural Science Foundation of Educational Committee of Henan Province under Grant no. 24B110001 of China.

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Data Availability Statement

No data were used for this research.

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to express their gratitude for the referees’ valuable suggestions, which truly improved the present work.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

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Figure 1. Images of D under sech ( q z ) with various values of q.
Figure 1. Images of D under sech ( q z ) with various values of q.
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