Abstract
The intent of quantum calculus, briefly q-calculus, is to find q-analogues of mathematical entities so that the original object is achieved when a certain limit is taken. In the case of q-analogue of the ordinary derivative, the limit is
. Also, the study of integral as well as differential operators has remained a significant field of inquiry from the early developments of function theory. In the present article, a subclass
of functions being analytic in
is introduced. The definition of
involves the concepts of subordination, that of q-derivative and q-Ruscheweyh operators. Since coefficient estimates and coefficient functionals provide insights into different geometric properties of analytic functions, for this newly defined subclass, we investigate coefficient estimates up to
, in which both bounds for
and
are sharp, while that of
is sharp in one case. We also discuss the sharp Fekete–Szegö functional for the said class. In addition, Toeplitz determinant bounds up to
(sharp in some cases) and sufficient condition are obtained. Several consequences derived from our above-mentioned findings are also part of the discussion.
1. Introduction
We denote the open unit disk by
and by
and the family of all functions
that are analytic and satisfy the normalization conditions.
, that is:
The subfamily of
, consisting of the so-called functions being univalent, that is, injective in
, is labeled by
. Furthermore, we recall the class
of Carathéodory functions p (see [1,2]), having their real parts positive in
and normalized by
i.e.,
A function
is called starlike if
and convex if
The respective subclasses of starlike and convex functions are labeled by
and
. These two subclasses can also be defined by the use of the subordination principle.
If for
and g being analytic in
, there is an analytic function w in
satisfying the properties
,
and
, then
is subordinate to g, symbolically;
Additionally,
if, and only if,
provided that g is univalent. Using this concept of subordination,
and
are defined as
and
While various subclasses of
and
, respectively, are defined as
and
where the specific univalent function having a positive real part denoted by
is known as the Ma and Minda [3] type function. For different choices of
, the researchers have defined numerous subclasses of
and
. For example, in [4],
is chosen as
, in [5] as
, and in [6] as
A few more choices of
can be seen, for example in [7,8,9,10,11].
Furthermore, if
,
with
given in (1) and g as
then their convolution (or Hadamard product)
is defined by
Pólya and Schoenberg [12] conjectured that the class
is closed under convolution; that is, whenever
and g are in
, then
is in
. This conjecture was then proved by Ruscheweyh and Sheil-Small [13,14] in 1973.
Recent years have seen a dramatic growth of research work and their applications in q-calculus-related fields. These developments can be demonstrated, for example, in the finite differences theory, quantum mechanics, analytic function theory, gamma function theory, operator theory, and most currently in geometric theory of univalent holomorphic and univalent harmonic functions. Quantum calculus also concerns graphical interpretations in physics. Visualizing the motion of particles in a q-system and modeling the structure of q-systems in phase space, in quantum field theory, the graphical depiction of particle interactions and in physical systems, and graphically representing the scaling attributes of fractals are just a few examples. Thus, the widespread applications of quantum calculus, briefly denoted as q-calculus, in several research directions in mathematics and physics have sparked considerable interest among researchers. In the recent past, the extensive research work of Aral et al. in [15] shows that q-analysis has gained substantial observance from researchers, especially within the region of function theory, as quantum calculus can be utilized to generate tools to a that have applications in investigating different subclasses of analytic functions. In 1990 Ismail, Merkes, and Styer [16] introduced the notion of q-extension of the subclass
and hence utilized q-calculus in G.F.T for the first time. Additionally, for complex functions, the use of differential and integral operators plays a central role in defining and generalizing new subclasses. In continuation, the q-analogues of such operators are extensively used in G.F.T. We refer, for example, to [17,18] for q-integral operators and to [19,20,21,22,23] for q-differential operators. More related work can be seen in [24,25,26,27,28]. These findings, among several others, highlight the critical demand for meaningful developments in q- and fractional q-calculus within the context of G.F.T. Several have worked to propel this theory forward by defining particular classes using q-calculus. Their collective efforts have broadened the horizons and deepened the understanding of G.F.T, setting the stage for additional inquiries and developments in complex analysis. The esteem of q-calculus as an essential instrument to delineate classes and decipher characteristics underscores its significance in the progressive refinement of geometric function theory. For the latest updates and contributions on this topic, see [29,30,31,32,33].
The initiation of the integral operator is credited to Alexander [34]. The inverse of Jackson’s q-integration, known as q-derivative or Jackson derivative, was introduced by Jackson [35]. To gain in-depth and comprehensive insight into the theoretical underpinnings and practical implementations of fractional q-derivative operators in the wider framework of G.F.T, we refer to the informative review paper by Srivastava [36]. The elaboration of operator theory in this scenario has inspired many researchers to work in this direction.
We briefly review the key concepts of the q-calculus to facilitate understanding in the sequel. We start with a definition given in [37].
Definition 1.
The symbol
is the q-number if
When ϑ is a natural number, we obtain
and
where
is known as
q-factorial. Observe that
Next, we recall a second concept introduced in [37].
Definition 2.
The q-generalized version of Pochhammer symbol is given by
where ϑ is any complex number and
. Also,
We also mention (see [35]) the notion of q-difference operator:
Definition 3.
For
, the q-difference operator
;
is
Also, for
of the form (1), we have
It is worth noting that
and
Recently, using the concepts of subordination and that of q-difference operator
, Matarneh K. et al. in [38] introduced the class
. They obtained the following sharp coefficient bounds for functions
as
they also investigated the sharp Fekete–Szegö inequality:
where
,
, and
. Furthermore, necessary and sufficient conditions of certain subclasses of functions that are q-starlike can be seen in [39].
Here we also recall (see [19]) the q-Ruscheweyh differential operator:
Definition 4.
The differential operator
, , operates on
given in (1) as
where
is the q-Ruscheweyh operator. The following identity holds for the operator
Specifically, if
then
In general,
Also, as
and
thus, the operator in Definition 4 becomes the operator, defined in [40], when
.
In the recent past, Tang et al. [41] used the operator
and the subordination
to introduce the class
. They obtained the sufficient condition for this class as
In addition to coefficient bounds and Fekete–Szegö inequality, the authors in the same article also investigated the sharp Toeplitz determinant bounds for functions in
as
and
Taking motivation from these research works related to q-calculus, we employ the q-Ruscheweyh operator
with the notion of subordination to introduce our class. For the subordination function, we defined the q-analogue of
in the same way as Tang et al. [41] defined for
.
Now, we give a formal definition of our new subclass
.
Definition 5.
The class
consists
for which the relation
holds. That is,
where
and
.
For this new subclass
we intend to investigate the sufficient condition, coefficient estimates, Fekete–Szegö inequality, and Toeplitz determinant bounds.
2. Preliminary Lemmas
In this section, we recall several statements that have appeared in [3,42,43,44] and that will be applied in the proofs of our results.
Lemma 1.
If p in
is as in (2), then
, ( = 1, 2, 3, …). The sharpness of the inequality follows from
Proof.
See [42]. □
Lemma 2.
If p of the form (2) is in
, then, for any number μ being complex,
For this inequality, the functions
and
provide the sharpness.
Proof.
See [3]. □
Lemma 3.
Let
be as in (2). Then for all
with
and any complex number μ
This inequality is bestpossible for
.
Proof.
See [44]. □
Lemma 4.
Let
be as given in (2) with
and
then
Proof.
See [43]. □
3. Main Results
Let us formulate a sufficiency criterion for a function to be in
.
Theorem 1.
Proof.
Let
and consider
We need to show that
Observe that
thus,
which is the inequality (8). Hence, there is some Schwarz function
:
solving the above equation for
,
thus,
or
which implies that
□
Remark 1.
From the above Theorem 1, we have
Now, if for
of the form (1), we have
then from (9), either
(which leads us to the conclusion that
), or
which shows that
cannot be a member of
Thus, Theorem 1 guarantees for
to be in
if it satisfies (8). On the other hand, if
does not satisfy the inequality (8), the theorem remains calm because in this case,
may or may not belong to the class
Remark 2.
4. Coefficient Estimates
G.F.T concerns geometric attributes of analytic functions. Also, as coefficient bounds of analytic functions provide a view into the image domains of these functions, it is natural to study the coefficient bounds in this field of study.
Theorem 2.
The inequalities for
and
are sharp; however, only the first bound of
is sharp.
Proof.
For
, we have
and hence, some
,
exists that satisfies
,
and
Now, let
Applying Cauchy product formula [45], after some simplification, we have
Comparing coefficients of
,and
and simplifying, we have
where
and
Also, for the Schwarz function
we have
Furthermore, as for each Schwarz function
, there is some function
in
, for which
simplification and comparison of coefficients of
, and
yield the results
Applying Lemma 1 to (21), we obtain
The equality is achieved for
, which satisfies the Equation (13) for
, given by
Case I: For
:
; therefore, the inequality (25) takes the form
Sharpness is provided by the function
, which satisfies the Equation (13) for
given as
Case II:
:
; therefore, the inequality (25) yields the following:
Sharpness follows for
given in (24).
Finally, we discuss the upper bound of
Since both the requirements of Lemma 4 are fulfilled, from Equation (27) we obtain
and a function
that satisfies the Equation (13) for
i.e.,
proves its sharpness.
Applying Lemma 1 to Lemma 3 in (28), we have
where
and
Case II: For
and
; therefore, from (29), we have
Case III: For
where
:
and
; therefore, from (29), we have
Case IV: For
and
; therefore, from (29), we have
□
5. Fekete–Szegö Inequality
The
Hankel determinant denoted as
with integers
introduced by Noonan and Thomas [46], for functions
of form (1) is
where
Furthermore, for
.
is the particular form of the renowned Fekete–Szegö functional:
, for . The upper bound for
where
is any real or complex scalar, was first obtained in [47] for the class
of univalent functions.
Theorem 3.
Proof.
Applying Lemma 2 to the last equation and simplifying, we obtain the required result (30).
Corollary 1.
For
and any
,
where
,
This result is sharp.
Proof.
Since v is real,
if, and only if,
or
On the other hand,
if, and only if,
or
i.e.,
Hence the result. □
Remark 3.
For
the second and third coefficients of a function
satisfying
for any q with
i.e.,
are
Also, as for
Therefore, the result of the Corollary 1 takes the form
For
and
Now, if
then
if
then
if
then
Hence, for three different values of ν lying in three different intervals, as specified in the above (31), the three different values of
are confirmed.
6. Toeplitz Determinant
The Symmetric Toeplitz determinant for functions
of the form (1) introduced in [48], denoted by
with integers
, is
where
Theorem 4.
Proof.
For
and being of the form (1), we have
By taking modulus and applying triangle inequality, we obtain
Remark 4.
For
and
we have
and
The inequalities
and
are sharp for
, given in (33) with
and
Remark 5.
For
and
we have
and
The inequalities
and
are sharp for the same function in (33) with
and
Theorem 5.
The inequality third is sharp.
Proof.
From (10), we have
for all q with
Therefore,
since, when
and when
where
and
Thus, in view of (36) and (37), from Corollary 1 for
, we have
where
and
We use (11) and (38) into (35), which combined may be discussed as follows:
Case I:
with
from (11), we have
and for
with
from (38), we have
Both these results are valid for
with
Upon substituting these values in (35), we obtain the first required bound for
Case II:
with
For
from (11), we have
and for
with
from (38), we have
Both these results are valid for
with
On substituting these values in (35) we obtain the second required bound for
Case III:
with
Remark 6.
For
and
we have
and for
and
we have
Theorem 6.
Proof.
Taking modulus and applying triangle inequality, we have
After some simplification, we obtained
where
’s are that given in the statement. Taking modulus, we have
by using Lemma 1 and Lemma 3, the above inequality takes the form
since
is such that
Therefore, the inequality (40) takes the form
On subtitution of this bound of
into (39), the result is achieved. □
Remark 7.
For
,
;
and for
and
we have
7. Conclusions
In this study, we have used the concept of q-derivative along with the subordination principle for analytic functions to obtain a new subclass linked to the q-Ruschewey operator. The subordination function we used is, in fact, the q-analogue of the Ma and Minda type function
We have explored sufficiency criteria for functions of our newly defined subclass. Since G.F.T is the field in which geometric properties of analytic functions are studied, and as coefficient estimates and coefficient functionals give in-depth insight into its geometric attributes, it seems natural to study the mentioned bounds of an analytic function. We obtained sharp initial coefficient bounds of
and
, and also in one case of
, and sharp Fekete–Szegö functional for our particular subclass. Furthermore, we have established Toeplitz determinants up to
, which are sharp in certain cases. We have also discussed various implications that emerge from our results shown above.
Looking at the subordination function
, one can easily see the potential for further work in this direction by defining the q-analogues of other Ma and Minda type
functions.
Author Contributions
Conceptualization, R.K.A.; formal analysis, D.R.; funding acquisition, D.R.; investigation, B.G. and M.A.; supervision, R.K.A. and M.A.; writing—original draft, B.G.; writing—review and editing, M.A. and D.R. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
Funding
The author, Reem Alhefthi, would like to extend their sincere appreciation to the Researchers Supporting Project number (RSPD2025R802) of King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Data Availability Statement
. No data were used in this article.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
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