Solution of then-channel Kondo problem (scaling and integrability)

The exact solution of the Kondo model forn-flavours of electrons with the spin 1/2 scattered by theS-spin impurity is presented. Forn=2S=5 the model describes manganese impurities dissolved in a metal. It is shown that atn>2S the effective exchange coupling approaches a finite fixed point as the energy scale decreases. It means that atn>2S the Gell-Mann-Low function turns to zero in this point and the scaling behaviour of physical quantities is observed. The scaling behaviour, first obtained in the 1D quantum field theory, can be analyzed on the basis of the exact solution. In the casen≦2S the effective coupling becomes infinitely strong at low energies.