The Starlikeness of Analytic Functions of Koebe Type with Complex Order

For α 0, λ 0 and β,η∈R, we consider the M(α,λ)_b of normalized analyticα—λ convex functions defined in the open unit disc U. In this paper we investigate the class M(α, λ,β,η)_b,with f_b := z/(1-z~n)~b being Koebe type. By making use of Jack's Lemma as well as several differential and other inequalities, the authors derive sufficient conditions for starlikeness of the class M(α, λ, β, η)_b of n-fold symmetric analytic functions of Koebe type. Relevant connections of the results presented here with those given in earlier works are also indicated.