%0 Journal Article %A Jiménez Casas, Ángela %A Rodríguez Bernal, Aníbal %T Linear stability analysis and metastable solutions for a phase-field model %D 1999 %@ 0308-2105 %U https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/57891 %X We study the linear stability of equilibrium points of a semilinear phase-field model, giving criteria for stability and instability. In the one-dimensional case, we study the distribution of equilibria and also prove the existence of metastable solutions that evolve very slowly in time. %~