The function \( L(w) = w^2 - 2mw + m^2 + 4 \) is a quadratic in \( w \). The minimum occurs at \( w = \frac{2m}{2} = m \), since the vertex of \( aw^2 + bw + c \) is at \( w = -b/(2a) \), here \( a = 1 \), \( b = -2m \), so:

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