Resonant codimension two bifurcation in a neutral functional differential equation (Q4378902)

For linear neutral differential difference equations of the form \[ \ddot{x}(t)+b\dot{x}+ax(t)=h\ddot{x}(t-\tau) \] the stability and absolute stability (stability for all \(\tau\)) regions in the parameters' plane \((h,\tau)\) are described. It is shown the existence of points in the parameter spaces where the characteristic equation has two pairs of pure imaginary resonant roots.