The partition function for a system of bosons or fermions interacting via pairwise harmonic forces is evaluated exactly. It is found that the partition function has a structure similar to that of a system of independent bosons or fermions in an external harmonic well with, however, an important modification which implies a greatly reduced density of states.
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R. G. Storer (1970) studied this question.