Solution

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Set
The factor two in the last expression restores the omitted negative wavevectors. For one independent mode ,
Differentiating the bound from parts (d) and (e) gives
Its stationary point therefore obeys the self-consistency equation
The interaction has generated a positive, wavevector-independent mass shift.

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