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1. Thermodynamic Stability

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   Temperature and Zero-Point Energy
   While increasing temperature generally destabilizes ordered states by favoring higher entropy configurations, there is a lower limit defined by the zero-point energy ($E_0$). Below absolute zero is physically impossible, but theoretical models suggest that systems approaching $T=0$ K become susceptible to instability driven by the unavoidable quantum mechanical [zero-point motion](/en…