Talk:Asymptotic freedom

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It is within the realm of possibility that asymptotic freedom is an ad hoc theory. It may have been created purposefully in order to explain experimental findings.Lestrade 16:59, 5 May 2006 (UTC)Lestrade

Well, QCD certainly was, but asymptotic freedom flows naturally from the theory of renormalization groups (pun intendend), which are well understood and not ad-hoc at all. Perhaps read some papers by Wilson of Wilson loop fame.--Lionelbrits 14:30, 27 September 2007 (UTC)