SWhat changed
Two independent papers analyzed the ultraviolet behavior of non-Abelian gauge theories, establishing the mechanism by which interactions weaken at high energies.
Scientific scope
Two independent papers analyzed the ultraviolet behavior of non-Abelian gauge theories, establishing the mechanism by which interactions weaken at high energies. Scope limitation: This package joins Gross and Wilczek’s paper with Politzer’s independent paper. Perturbative ultraviolet behavior is not a full nonperturbative confinement proof and does not solve the Yang–Mills mass-gap problem.
Evidence
Assessment uses the catalogue-linked source evidence for the stated contribution. This package joins Gross and Wilczek’s paper with Politzer’s independent paper. Perturbative ultraviolet behavior is not a full nonperturbative confinement proof and does not solve the Yang–Mills mass-gap problem.
Contributors
- David J. Gross · SCIENCE: Named source contributor; exact labor shares are not measured.
- Frank Wilczek · SCIENCE: Named source contributor; exact labor shares are not measured.
- H. David Politzer · SCIENCE: Named source contributor; exact labor shares are not measured.
- Gross and Wilczek, Ultraviolet Behavior of Non-Abelian Gauge Theories, Physical Review Letters 30, 1343–1346 (1973)
- Politzer, Reliable Perturbative Results for Strong Interactions?, Physical Review Letters 30, 1346–1349 (1973)
Provisional WRS assessment, edition 2026-10-16.1. Independent expert calibration is pending. This grade does not certify correctness or assign ownership.
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