| Summary: | A lattice model of interacting light quantum particles of mass m oscillating in a crystalline field is considered in the framework of an approach based on functional integrals. The main aspects of this approach are described on an introductory level. Then a mechanism of the stabilization of this model by quantum effects is suggested. In particular, a stability condition involving m, the interaction intensity, and the parameters of the crystalline field is given. It is independent of the temperature and is satisfied if m is small enough and/or the tunnelling frequency is big enough. It is shown that under this condition the infinite-volume correlation function decays exponentially; hence, no phase transitions can arise at all temperatures.
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