Apply the appropriate technique for Minimum Cost to Merge Stones.

1. Analyze the input for Minimum Cost to Merge Stones.
2. Apply the core algorithm or pattern.
3. Handle edge cases.
4. Return the result.

• Time Complexity: See solution details
• Space Complexity: See solution details

# Solution for Minimum Cost to Merge Stones
# Implementation depends on specific requirements

def solve():
    # Core implementation here
    pass

# See detailed implementation in the problem description