2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/183913We compare, for the static potential and at short distances, perturbation theory with the results of lattice simulations. We show that a renormalon-dominance picture explains why in the literature sometimes agreement, and another disagreement, is found between lattice simulations and perturbation theory depending on the different implementations of the latter. We also show that, within a renormalon-based scheme, perturbation theory agrees with lattice simulations.18 pages, 11 figures, lattice data of Necco and Sommer introduced, references added, some lengthier explanations given, physical results unchangedHigh Energy Physics - PhenomenologyHigh Energy Physics - LatticeHigh Energy Physics - Theorytext