Radius of convexity of partial sums of odd functions in the close-to-convex family

Abstract

We consider the class of all analytic and locally univalent functions $f$ of the form $f(z)=z+\sum_{n=2}^\infty a_{2n-1} z^{2n-1}$, $|z|<1$, satisfying the condition $$ {\rm Re}\,\left(1+\frac{zf^{\prime\prime}(z)}{f^\prime (z)}\right)>-\frac{1}{2}. $$ We show that every section $s_{2n-1}(z)=z+\sum_{k=2}^na_{2k-1}z^{2k-1}$, of $f$, is convex in the disk $|z|<\sqrt{2}/3$. We also prove that the radius $\sqrt{2}/3$ is best possible, i.e. the number $\sqrt{2}/3$ cannot be replaced by a larger one.