The method of convolution is used to determine a sharp condition for starlikeness of analytic functions defined in the unit disc U = {z ∈ ℂ: |z| < 1} and having the property f(0) = f'(0) - 1 = 0. The integral version is given using the Alexander integral operator.
@article{bwmeta1.element.bwnjournal-article-doi-10_4064-ap94-1-1, author = {R\'obert Sz\'asz}, title = {The sharp version of a criterion for starlikeness related to the operator of Alexander}, journal = {Annales Polonici Mathematici}, volume = {93}, year = {2008}, pages = {1-14}, zbl = {1187.30023}, language = {en}, url = {http://dml.mathdoc.fr/item/bwmeta1.element.bwnjournal-article-doi-10_4064-ap94-1-1} }
Róbert Szász. The sharp version of a criterion for starlikeness related to the operator of Alexander. Annales Polonici Mathematici, Tome 93 (2008) pp. 1-14. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/bwmeta1.element.bwnjournal-article-doi-10_4064-ap94-1-1/