The discovery of asymptotic freedom led most physicists to accept QCD since it became clear that even the long-distance properties of the strong interactions could be consistent with experiment if the quarks are permanently confined.
Vďaka objavu asymptotickej slobody väčšina fyzikov prijala QCD, pretože objasnila, že aj vlastnosti silnej interakcie aj pri dlhých vzdialenostiach súhlasia s experimentami, ak trvalo vymedzí kvarky.