A method for investigating geometric properties of support points and applications

Brown, Johnny E.

doi:10.1090/S0002-9947-1985-0766220-8

A method for investigating geometric properties of support points and applications
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by Johnny E. Brown

Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 287 (1985), 285-291

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-1985-0766220-8

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Abstract:

A normalized univalent function $f$ is a support point of $S$ if there exists a continuous linear functional $L$ (which is nonconstant on $S$) for which $f$ maximizes $\operatorname {Re} L(g),g \in S$. For such functions it is known that $\Gamma = {\text {C}} - f(U)$ is a single analytic arc that is part of a trajectory of a certain quadratic differential $Q(w)\;d{w^2}$. A method is developed which is used to study geometric properties of support points. This method depends on consideration of $\operatorname {Im} \{ {w^2}Q(w)\}$ rather than the usual $\operatorname {Re} \{ {w^2}Q(w)\}$. Qualitative, as well as quantitative, applications are obtained. Results related to the Bieberbach conjecture when the extremal functions have initial real coefficients are also obtained.

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