1. Introduction
Being based on current economic, ecological and social problems and facts, sustainability implies a continual dynamic evolution that is motivated by human hopes about potential future prospects. The fuzzy set notion, which Lotfi A. Zadeh first proposed in 1965 [
1], has numerous applications in science and technology. Fuzzy mathematical models are created in this research employing fuzzy set theory to evaluate sustainable development regarding the socio-scientific environment. Fuzzy set theory connects human expectations for development as stated in language concepts to numerical facts reflected in measurements of sustainability indicators, despite the fact that decision-making regarding sustainable development is subjective.
An intuitionistic fuzzy set is applied in order to introduce a new extension to the multi-criteria decision-making model for sustainable supplier selection based on sustainable supply chain management practices in Reference [
2], taking into account the idea that choosing a suitable supplier is the key element of contemporary businesses from a sustainability perspective. One of the generalized forms of orthopairs uses intuitionistic fuzzy sets. The study presented in Reference [
3] focuses on introducing and analyzing several basic aspects of a generalized frame for orthopair fuzzy sets called “
-Fuzzy sets”. Supply chain sustainability is considered in the fuzzy context for the steel industry in Reference [
4], and a model for sustainable energy usage in the textile sector based on intuitionistic fuzzy sets is introduced in Reference [
5]. The study proposed in Reference [
6] using nonlinear integrated fuzzy modeling can help in predicting how comfortable an office building will be and how that will affect people’s health for optimized sustainability. The healthcare system is of the utmost importance, and optimization models have been investigated using generalizations of the fuzzy set concept in recent studies, for example, by proposing an updated multi-criteria integrated decision-making approach involving interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets in Reference [
7] or a flexible optimization model based on bipolar interval-valued neutrosophic sets in Reference [
8].
The use of the notion of a fuzzy set in studies has led to the development of extensions for many fields of mathematics. In the review papers [
9,
10], different applications of this notion in mathematical domains are presented. In geometric function theory, the introduction of the concept of fuzzy subordination used the notion of a fuzzy set in 2011 [
11], and the theory of fuzzy differential subordination has been in development since 2012 [
12] when Miller and Mocanu’s classical theory of differential subordination [
13] started to be adapted by involving fuzzy theory aspects. In 2017, the dual notion was introduced, namely fuzzy differential superordination [
14]. Since then, numerous researchers have studied different properties of differential operators involving fuzzy differential subordinations and superordinations, such as the Wanas operator [
15,
16], generalized Noor-Sălăgean operator [
17], Sălăgean and Ruscheweyh operators [
18] or a linear operator [
19]. Univalence criteria were also derived using fuzzy differential subordination theory [
20].
There is no indication up to this point as to how the concepts can be further used in real life or in other branches of research. For now, this is simply a new line of research which is developing nicely as part of geometric function theory. The connection between fuzzy sets theory and the branch of complex analysis that studies analytic functions in view of their geometric properties is also shown in Reference [
20]. The confluent hypergeometric function’s fractional integral is studied using classical theories of differential subordination and superordination in Reference [
21] and the fuzzy corresponding theories in References [
22,
23]. In a recent paper [
24], an operator is introduced and studied involving the fuzzy differential subordination theory [
25] and is used for obtaining results involving the classical theory of differential subordination. This shows that both approaches produce interesting results and that investigations from the fuzzy point of view do not exclude the nice outcome obtained when classical theories of differential subordination and superordination are implemented on the same topics. Many papers have been published regarding the study of analytic functions via fuzzy concepts at this moment, and in them all the aspects of the classical notions of geometric function theory are given this new fuzzy perspective. For instance, meromorphic functions are investigated in the fuzzy context in Reference [
26], and strong Janowski functions are approached using fuzzy differential subordinations in Reference [
27]. Fuzzy
-convex functions are considered for study in Reference [
28] and are associated with quantum calculus aspects in Reference [
29] and with Hadamard product in Reference [
30].
q-analogue operators, which have been thoroughly investigated using classical methods concerning analytic functions, are now also considered in the fuzzy context, as can be seen in References [
31,
32,
33]. Spiral-like functions are considered in terms of the fuzzy differential subordination theory in Reference [
34].
In this article, we derive certain fuzzy differential subordinations and fuzzy differential superordinations for an operator defined as a Hadamard product between the Ruscheweyh derivative and the generalized Sălăgean operator introduced in Reference [
35].
In order to obtain the results of the article, we used the notions and results exposed below:
contains all the holomorphic functions in
, the unit disc, and we studied the geometric properties of the functions from its subclasses.
and
where
and
.
We denote .
Definition 1 ([
11]).
A fuzzy collection of a set is a family indexed by subsets of , where for each , is a function such that . Each is called a fuzzy set of , and A is called the support of Definition 2 ([
11]).
Fix a fuzzy collection of . is a function fuzzy subordinate to denoted , where , when:- (1)
for a fixed point, we have
- (2)
for any , .
Definition 3 ([
12], Definition 2.2).
Let and the function h, univalent in U such that . When the analytic function p in U, having the property verifies for any the fuzzy differential subordinationthen the fuzzy differential subordination has p as fuzzy solution. A fuzzy dominant of the fuzzy solutions of the fuzzy differential subordination represents q, a univalent function with the property , for all p verifying (1) and for any . The fuzzy best dominant represents a fuzzy dominant with the property , for all fuzzy dominants q of (1) and any . Definition 4 ([
14]).
Let and the function h analytic in U. When the univalent functions p and verifies for any the fuzzy differential superordinationthen the fuzzy differential superordination has p as a fuzzy solution. A fuzzy subordinant of the fuzzy differential superordination represents q, an analytic function with the propertyfor all p verifying (2) and for any . The fuzzy best subordinant represents a univalent fuzzy subordinant such that for all fuzzy subordinants q of (2) and any . Definition 5 ([
12]).
Q contains all injective and analytic functions f on , with the property for and . We used the lemmas presented below to obtain our fuzzy inequalities:
Lemma 1 ([
36]).
Set for any for g a convex function in U, and n a positive integer. Denote for any If p verifies for any the fuzzy differential subordinationand it is holomorphic in U, then yields the sharp fuzzy differential subordination Lemma 2 ([
36]).
Consider such that and h is a convex function with the property . If verifies for any the fuzzy differential subordinationthen the fuzzy differential subordinationsis satisfied by the function Lemma 3 ([
13], Corollary 2.6g.2, p. 66).
Consider such that and h a convex function with the property . If and verifies for any the fuzzy differential superordinationand it is univalent in U, then the fuzzy differential superordinationis satisfied for any by the convex function which is the fuzzy best subordinant. Lemma 4 ([
13], Corollary 2.6g.2, p. 66).
Set for any the functionfor g a convex function in U, such that . When and verifies for any the fuzzy differential superordinationand it is univalent in U, then the fuzzy differential superordinationis satisfies for any by the function which is the fuzzy best subordinant. We remind the definition of the Hadamard (convolution) product of the Ruscheweyh derivative and the generalized Sălăgean differential operator:
Definition 6 ([
35]).
Consider and . The operator is defined for each nonnegative integer n and for any as the Hadamard product between the Ruscheweyh derivative and the generalized Sălăgean operator : Remark 1. For the operator has the following form
, for .
The generalized Sălăgean differential operator introduced by Al Oboudi [
37]
is defined by the following relations:
for
,
,
and
. For
, the operator has the following form
, for any
.
The Ruscheweyh derivative [
38]
is defined by the following relations:
for
and
.
For , the operator has the following form , for any .
Using the operator
resulting from the convolution product of the generalized Sălăgean differential operator and the Ruscheweyh derivative given in Definition 6, a new subclass of normalized analytic functions in the open unit disc
U is introduced in Definition 7 of
Section 2. Fuzzy subordination results are investigated in the theorems of
Section 2 using the convexity property and involving the operator
and functions from the newly introduced class. Moreover, examples are provided to show how the findings might be applied. In
Section 3, fuzzy differential superordinations regarding the operator
are considered for which the best subordinants are also found. The results’ relevance is also illustrated with examples.
2. Fuzzy Differential Subordination
Using the operator from Definition 6, we introduce the class and we establish fuzzy differential subordinations for the functions belonging to this class.
Definition 7. The class contains all the functions which verify for any the inequalitywhere and . Theorem 1. Consider g a convex function in U and and define the function , . If and , for any thenimpliesfor any and this result is sharp. Proof. The function
, with
m a positive real number, satisfies the relation
and differentiating it with respect to
z, we get
and applying the operator
yields for any
Differentiating the relation (
5) with respect to
z, we get for any
Using the last relation, the fuzzy differential subordination (
4) will be
Denoting
we find that
Using the notation, the relation (
6) becomes for any
the fuzzy differential subordination
Applying Lemma 1, we get , for any , written in the following form , where the sharpness is given by the fact that g is the fuzzy best dominant. □
Theorem 2. Consider . For given by Theorem 1, with the following inclusion holdswhere Proof. Following the same ideas as the proof of Theorem 1 regarding the convex function
h and taking into account the conditions from Theorem 2, we obtain
with the function
p defined by (
7).
Applying Lemma 2, it yields written in the following form where
The function
g being convex and taking into account that
is symmetric with respect to the real axis, we establish
and
□
Theorem 3. Consider g a convex function with the property and the function , for any . If verifies the fuzzy differential subordination, for any ,then it yields for any the sharp subordination Proof. Denoting
we deduce for any
that
. The fuzzy differential subordination
with
can be written using the notation made above in the following form
for
.
Applying Lemma 1, we get
written as
for any
The sharpness is given by the fact that g is the fuzzy best dominant. □
Theorem 4. Consider and a function h convex with the property When the fuzzy differential subordinationis satisfied for any , we get the fuzzy differential subordinationwhere the fuzzy best dominant is the convex function . Proof. Denote
and differentiating it with respect to
z, we deduce for any
that
and the fuzzy differential subordination (
11) becomes
Using Lemma 2, we obtain
for any
written taking into account the notation made above
for any
, and
is a convex function that satisfies the differential equation associated with the fuzzy differential subordination (
11),
therefore it is the fuzzy best dominant. □
Corollary 1. Considering the function is convex in U, when satisfies for any the fuzzy differential subordinationthenwhere the function is convex and it is the fuzzy best dominant. Proof. From Theorem 4 setting
, the fuzzy differential subordination (
12) takes the following form
for any
, and applying Lemma 2, we deduce
written as
and
is the fuzzy best dominant. □
Example 1. Let the function is convex in U with and , .
For and , we obtain and and
We deduce that
Using Theorem 4 it yieldsimply Theorem 5. Set the function for any and a function g convex with the property . If verifies for any the fuzzy differential subordinationthen it yields for any the sharp subordination Proof. Denote
and differentiating this relation, we get
written as
The fuzzy differential subordination (
13) takes the following form using the notation above
for any
and by applying Lemma 1, we obtain
written in the following form
for any
The sharpness is given by the fact that g is the fuzzy best dominant. □
Theorem 6. Set for any and the function , for function g is a convex with the property If and the fuzzy differential subordinationholds for any , then the sharp subordinationholds too, for Proof. Denoting
we have
, and differentiating the relation we deduce
The fuzzy differential subordination from the hypothesis takes the following form
for
. By applying Lemma 1, it yields
written as
for any
and the subordination is sharp because the function
g is the fuzzy best dominant. □
Theorem 7. Consider and h is a convex function with the property If the fuzzy differential subordination is verifies for any then the subordinationis verified for the fuzzy best dominant a convex function. Proof. Denoting
and making a simple calculus regarding the operator
we deduce for any
that
In these conditions, the fuzzy differential subordination (
15) becomes
Applying Lemma 2, we obtain
for
where
equivalent with
The function
g is a convex and satisfies the differential equation
for the fuzzy differential subordination (
15), so it is the fuzzy best dominant. □
Corollary 2. Considering convex in U, and which verifies for any the fuzzy differential subordinationthen the fuzzy subordinationis satisfied for the fuzzy best dominant with which is a convex function. Proof. Denoting
and taking into account the Theorem 7, the fuzzy differential subordination (
16) is written in the following form
Applying Lemma 2, we get
written as
and
is the fuzzy best dominant. □
Example 2. Let and , , as in the Example 1.
For , , we obtain Then
We obtain also , where
We have
Using Theorem 7, we deducegenerates 3. Fuzzy Differential Superordination
In this section, using the fuzzy differential superordinations, we deduce interesting properties of the studied differential operator .
Theorem 8. Considering h is a convex function in U with the property , for suppose that is univalent in U, and the fuzzy superordinationholds for any then the fuzzy superordinationis verified for any by the fuzzy best subordinant which is convex. Proof. The function
satisfies the relation
and differentiating it, we get
and applying the operator
we get
Differentiating relation (
18) we obtain
Using the last relation, the fuzzy differential superordination (
17) becomes
Denoting
the fuzzy differential superordination (
19) takes the following form
Applying Lemma 3 we deduce
written as
and the fuzzy best subordinant is the convex function
□
Corollary 3. Considering with , for assume that is univalent in U, andthenwith the fuzzy best subordinant is the convex function Proof. From Theorem 8, taking
, the fuzzy differential superordination (
21) becomes
Applying Lemma 3, we get
, written as
and
is convex and it is the fuzzy best subordinant. □
Example 3. Let and , , as in Example 1. For , we have and univalent in
For we get and , , so and
We deduce
Applying Theorem 8, we getinduces Theorem 9. Set for any and m a complex number with , the function for a function g convex in For consider that is univalent in U, and it is verified for any the fuzzy superordinationthen the fuzzy superordinationis verified by the fuzzy best subordinant for . Proof. Denoting
with
and following the ideas as in the proof of Theorem 8, the fuzzy differential superordination (
22) will be written as
Applying Lemma 4, we deduce
written as
and the function
is the fuzzy best subordinant. □
Theorem 10. Consider a function h convex such that , and assume that is univalent and . If the fuzzy superordinationholds for any , then the fuzzy superordinationis satisfied by the fuzzy best subordinant which is a convex function, for any . Proof. Denote and differentiating it, we have , for any .
Then the fuzzy differential superordination (
23) becomes
Applying Lemma 3, we get
written as
and the fuzzy best subordinant is the convex function
□
Corollary 4. Considering a convex function in U, with for assume that is univalent and . If the fuzzy superordinationis satisfies for any , then the following fuzzy superordinationis satisfied by the fuzzy best subordinant , convex function for Proof. From Theorem 10 for
, the fuzzy differential superordination (
24) takes the following form
Applying Lemma 3, we have
, written as
and
The function
g is convex and it is the fuzzy best subordinant. □
Example 4. Let and , , as in Example 1. For , we obtain and univalent in
We get
Using Theorem 10, we deduceimply Theorem 11. Consider g a convex function in U and set the function . If , , the function is univalent and the fuzzy differential superordinationis verified for any then the fuzzy superordinationholds and the fuzzy best subordinant is the function Proof. Denoting
, differentiating it, we get for
that
and the fuzzy differential superordination (
25) becomes
Applying Lemma 4, it yields
written as
and
is the best subordinant. □
Theorem 12. Let a convex function h with the property for assume that is univalent and . Ifthenand the convex function is the fuzzy best subordinant. Proof. Denote
after differentiating it, we have
and
In these conditions, the fuzzy differential superordination (
26) takes the following form
and applying Lemma 3, we get
,
, written as
and the fuzzy best subordinant is the convex function
□
Corollary 5. Considering the convex function in U, , for assume that is univalent and Ifthenand the fuzzy best subordinant is the convex function Proof. From Theorem 12 for
, the fuzzy differential superordination (
27) becomes
and from Lemma 3, we have
, i.e.,
and
The function
q is convex and becomes the fuzzy best subordinant. □
Theorem 13. Taking a function g convex in U, define for any For , assume that is univalent, and satisfies the fuzzy differential superordinationthenand the fuzzy best subordinant is the function Proof. Denote
; differentiating this relation, we get
With this notation, the fuzzy differential superordination (
28) becomes
Using Lemma 4, it yields
,
written as
where
is the fuzzy best subordinant. □
Theorem 14. For a function h convex such that and for , consider that is univalent and . Ifthenand the fuzzy best subordinant represents the convex function Proof. Denoting , with , we obtain after differentiating this relation that and
With the notation above, the fuzzy differential superordination (
29) becomes
and by using Lemma 3, we deduce
which implies
and the fuzzy best subordinant becomes the convex function
□
Corollary 6. Considering the function convex in U, for suppose that is univalent and Ifthenand the fuzzy best subordinant becomes the convex function Proof. From Theorem 14 for
, the fuzzy differential superordination (
30) becomes
and applying Lemma 3, we have
equivalent with
and
The function
q is convex and it is the fuzzy best subordinant. □
Example 5. Let convex in U such that and , . For , we get and .
Assume that function is univalent in U, where
We obtain
Using Theorem 14 we obtaininduce Theorem 15. Set the function for a function g convex in . For consider that is univalent and and verifies the fuzzy differential superordination thenwhere is the fuzzy best subordinant. Proof. Denoting
, differentiating it and making some calculus, we obtain
With this notation the fuzzy differential superordination (
31) takes the following form
Applying Lemma 4, we deduce
equivalent with
and
is the fuzzy best subordinant. □
4. Conclusions
The relationship between fuzzy sets theory and the geometric theory of analytic functions is undeniably solid and long-lasting, and it is clear that applying the ideas from the theories of differential subordination and superordination to fuzzy sets theory works and produces results that are intriguing for complex analysis researchers who want to extend their area of study. The primary goal of the study described in this paper is to present new results concerning fuzzy aspects introduced in the geometric theory of analytic functions in the hope that it will be useful in future research just as numerous other applications of the fuzzy set concept have prompted the creation of sustainability models in a variety of economic, environmental and social activities.
As future ideas for research on the operator
studied in this paper, the definition and investigation of additional classes of univalent functions using it could be accomplished. The operator
could be used for obtaining higher-order fuzzy differential subordinations since the classical theory of differential subordination already presents third-order differential subordination results as seen in Reference [
24], for example, but also in many other studies. Fourth order is also considered for classical differential subordination; hence, it is possible to extend the results obtained here in this direction, too. Furthermore, the operator
could be adapted to quantum calculus and obtain differential subordinations and superordinations for it involving
q-fractional calculus, as seen in Reference [
39]. Conditions for univalence can be derived for the class introduced in Definition 7 as obtained in Reference [
23]. Coefficient studies could be conducted regarding the new class given in Definition 7, such as estimations for Hankel determinants of different orders, Toeplitz determinants or the Fekete–Szegő problem.
Hopefully, the new fuzzy results presented here will find applications in future studies concerning real life contexts.