Let's assume a 1 < a 2 < ⋯ < a n a_{1}<a_{2}<\cdots<a_{n} a 1 < a 2 < ⋯ < a n , then for 1 ⩽ k ⩽ n 1 \leqslant k \leqslant n 1 ⩽ k ⩽ n , we have∣ a k ∣ + ∣ a n − k + 1 ∣ ⩾ ∣ a n − k + 1 − a k ∣ ⩾ ∣ n + 1 − 2 k ∣ \left|a_{k}\right|+\left|a_{n-k+1}\right| \geqslant\left|a_{n-k+1}-a_{k}\right| \geqslant|n+1-2 k| ∣ a k ∣ + ∣ a n − k + 1 ∣ ⩾ ∣ a n − k + 1 − a k ∣ ⩾ ∣ n + 1 − 2 k ∣
Therefore, ∑ k = 1 n ∣ a k ∣ 3 = 1 2 ∑ k = 1 n ( ∣ a k ∣ 3 + ∣ a n + 1 − k ∣ 3 ) \sum_{k=1}^{n}\left|a_{k}\right|^{3}=\frac{1}{2} \sum_{k=1}^{n}\left(\left|a_{k}\right|^{3}+\left|a_{n+1-k}\right|^{3}\right) ∑ k = 1 n ∣ a k ∣ 3 = 2 1 ∑ k = 1 n ( ∣ a k ∣ 3 + ∣ a n + 1 − k ∣ 3 ) = 1 2 ∑ k = 1 n ( ∣ a k ∣ + ∣ a n + 1 − k ∣ ) ( 3 4 ( ∣ a k ∣ − ∣ a n + 1 − k ∣ ) 2 + 1 4 ( ∣ a k ∣ + ∣ a n + 1 − k ∣ ) 2 ) ⩾ 1 8 ∑ k = 1 n ( ∣ a k ∣ + ∣ a n + 1 − k ∣ ) 3 ⩾ 1 8 ∑ k = 1 n ∣ n + 1 − 2 k ∣ 3 \begin{aligned}
= & \frac{1}{2} \sum_{k=1}^{n}\left(\left|a_{k}\right|+\left|a_{n+1-k}\right|\right)\left(\frac{3}{4}\left(\left|a_{k}\right|-\left|a_{n+1-k}\right|\right)^{2}+\right. \\
& \left.\frac{1}{4}\left(\left|a_{k}\right|+\left|a_{n+1-k}\right|\right)^{2}\right) \\
\geqslant & \frac{1}{8} \sum_{k=1}^{n}\left(\left|a_{k}\right|+\left|a_{n+1-k}\right|\right)^{3} \\
\geqslant & \frac{1}{8} \sum_{k=1}^{n}|n+1-2 k|^{3}
\end{aligned} = ⩾ ⩾ 2 1 k = 1 ∑ n ( ∣ a k ∣ + ∣ a n + 1 − k ∣ ) ( 4 3 ( ∣ a k ∣ − ∣ a n + 1 − k ∣ ) 2 + 4 1 ( ∣ a k ∣ + ∣ a n + 1 − k ∣ ) 2 ) 8 1 k = 1 ∑ n ( ∣ a k ∣ + ∣ a n + 1 − k ∣ ) 3 8 1 k = 1 ∑ n ∣ n + 1 − 2 k ∣ 3
When n n n is odd, ∑ k = 1 n ∣ n + 1 − 2 k ∣ 3 = 2 ⋅ 2 3 ⋅ ∑ i = 1 n − 1 2 i 3 = 1 4 ( n 2 − 1 ) 2 \sum_{k=1}^{n}|n+1-2 k|^{3}=2 \cdot 2^{3} \cdot \sum_{i=1}^{\frac{n-1}{2}} i^{3}=\frac{1}{4}\left(n^{2}-1\right)^{2} ∑ k = 1 n ∣ n + 1 − 2 k ∣ 3 = 2 ⋅ 2 3 ⋅ ∑ i = 1 2 n − 1 i 3 = 4 1 ( n 2 − 1 ) 2 ; When n n n is even, ∑ k = 1 n ∣ n + 1 − 2 k ∣ 3 = 2 ∑ i = 1 n 2 ( 2 i − 1 ) 3 = 2 ( ∑ j = 1 n j 3 − \sum_{k=1}^{n}|n+1-2 k|^{3}=2 \sum_{i=1}^{\frac{n}{2}}(2 i-1)^{3}=2\left(\sum_{j=1}^{n} j^{3}-\right. ∑ k = 1 n ∣ n + 1 − 2 k ∣ 3 = 2 ∑ i = 1 2 n ( 2 i − 1 ) 3 = 2 ( ∑ j = 1 n j 3 − ∑ i = 1 n 2 ( 2 i ) 3 ) = 1 4 n 2 ( n 2 − 2 ) \left.\sum_{i=1}^{\frac{n}{2}}(2 i)^{3}\right)=\frac{1}{4} n^{2}\left(n^{2}-2\right) i = 1 ∑ 2 n ( 2 i ) 3 = 4 1 n 2 ( n 2 − 2 )
Therefore, when n n n is odd, ∑ k = 1 n ∣ a k ∣ 3 ⩾ 1 32 ( n 2 − 1 ) 2 \sum_{k=1}^{n}\left|a_{k}\right|^{3} \geqslant \frac{1}{32}\left(n^{2}-1\right)^{2} ∑ k = 1 n ∣ a k ∣ 3 ⩾ 32 1 ( n 2 − 1 ) 2 ; When n n n is even, ∑ k = 1 n ∣ a k ∣ 3 ⩾ 1 32 n 2 ( n 2 − 2 ) \sum_{k=1}^{n}\left|a_{k}\right|^{3} \geqslant \frac{1}{32} n^{2}\left(n^{2}-2\right) ∑ k = 1 n ∣ a k ∣ 3 ⩾ 32 1 n 2 ( n 2 − 2 ) , equality holds when a i = i − n + 1 2 , i = a_{i}=i-\frac{n+1}{2}, i= a i = i − 2 n + 1 , i = 1 , 2 , ⋯ , n 1,2, \cdots, n 1 , 2 , ⋯ , n .
Thus, the minimum value of ∑ k = 1 n ∣ a k ∣ 3 \sum_{k=1}^{n}\left|a_{k}\right|^{3} ∑ k = 1 n ∣ a k ∣ 3 is 1 32 ( n 2 − 1 ) 2 \frac{1}{32}\left(n^{2}-1\right)^{2} 32 1 ( n 2 − 1 ) 2 (for odd n n n ), or 1 32 n 2 ( n 2 − 2 ) \frac{1}{32} n^{2}\left(n^{2}-2\right) 32 1 n 2 ( n 2 − 2 ) (for even n n n ).