Discover Steady-State Concentration for Diffusion in a 1D Trap with U(x) = ax^2

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N particles diffuse in one dimension in the potential U(x) = ax^2, with a > 0.
Find steady-state concentration, c0(x).

No idea how to solve this. Any equations?
 
Here's the answer

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I still don't understand HOW they obtain that expression...
 
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