Solution

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Take the symmetric scalar Landau free energy with , for a positive constant , and leading equation of state
At zero conjugate field, minimization gives for and for . Selecting the positive pure thermodynamic phase,
Consequently the order-parameter critical exponent is .
Differentiate the equation of state at fixed temperature, within the selected phase:
Both sides diverge as , so the magnetic-susceptibility critical exponent is . The leading above-to-below magnetic susceptibility amplitude ratio is two. These are the ordinary mean-field critical exponents, valid under the fluctuation qualification explained above.

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