Lattice meets lattice: Application of lattice cubature to models in lattice gauge theory

Abstract: High dimensional integrals are abundant in many fields of research including quantum physics. The aim of this paper is to develop efficient recursive strategies to tackle a class of high dimensional integrals having a special product structure with low order couplings, motivated by models in lattice gauge theory from quantum field theory. A novel element of this work is the potential benefit in using lattice cubature rules. The group structure within lattice rules combined with the special structure in the physics integrands may allow efficient computations based on Fast Fourier Transforms. Applications to the quantum mechanical rotor and compact $U(1)$ lattice gauge theory in two and three dimensions are considered.