Solution

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Use the positive exponent in the PDF. The TeX introduces a minus sign in the numerator while retaining the positive-sign normalizing constant, which would not define the stated probability distribution. The Curie–Weiss model assigns equal weights to and , since is unchanged by simultaneous reversal. This spin inversion symmetry pairs every configuration with one having the opposite value of , so

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