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Polylogarithms in the Theory of Univalent Functions

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Let a, b > −1, p and q be non-zero real numbers such that p + q ≥ 1. In this paper, we study the geometric mapping properties of the (normalized) generalized polylogarithm defined in the unit disc

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  1. Department of mathematics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 4, Yliopistonkatu 5, FIN-00014, Finland

    S. Ponnusamy

  2. Department of mathematics, A. A. Government arts college, Musiri, 621 201, Tamilnadu state, India

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Ponnusamy, S., Sabapathy, S. Polylogarithms in the Theory of Univalent Functions. Results. Math. 30, 136–150 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03322186

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