Stability criteria for certain second-order delay differential equations with mixed coefficients (Q596181)

This paper deals with the asymptotic stability of the zero solution of the second-order linear delay differential equation \[ y''(t)= p_1 y'(t)+ p_2y'(t- \tau)+ q_1 y(t)+ q_2 y(t- \tau), \] where \(p_1\), \(p_2\), \(q_1\), \(q_2\) and \(\tau\) are constants. Some practical stability criteria for the zero solution of the equation are given by using Pontryagin's theory of quasi-polynomials. The criteria can be either easily checked or algorithmically verified, and then several numerical examples are given to illustrate the results.