Solution

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For , remains stationary. At large , evaluating the free energy near a positive makes the negative cubic energy dominate the bounded entropy cost, so some has lower free energy than zero. At high temperature entropy uniquely favors zero. Continuity in temperature therefore forces a transition at an intermediate .

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