Solution

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The Euler–Lagrange equation is . Multiplication by and integration gives the first integral
With , , and , this becomes
The monotone heteroclinic solutions are
Translation invariance leaves undetermined in an infinite system. A fixed global composition, boundary condition, or pinning field fixes this midpoint position.

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