ON A CLASS OF MEROMORPHIC STARLIKE FUNCTIONS WITH NEGATIVE COEFFICIENTS

Let $T^*_M(A, B, z_0)$ denote the class of functions \[f(z)=\frac{a}{z}-\sum_{n=1}^\infty a_nz^n, a\ge 1, a_n\ge 0\] regular and univalent in unit disc $U'=\{z:0<|z|<1\}$,satisfying the condition \[-z\frac{f'(z)}{f(z)}=\frac{1+Aw(z)}{1+Bw(z)}, \quad \text{ for } z\in U' \text{ and } w\in E\](where $E$ is the class of analytic functions $w$ with $w(0) = 0$ and $|w(z)| \le 1$), where $-1\le A < B \le 1$, $0\le B \le 1$ and $f(z_0) =1/z_0$ ($0<z_0<1$). In this paper sharp coefficient estimates, distortion properties and radius of meromorphic convexity for functions in $T^*_M(A, B, z_0)$ have been obtained. We also study integral transforms of functions in $T^*_M(A, B, z_0)$. In the last, it is proved that the class $T^*_M(A, B, z_0)$ is closed under convex linear combinations.