where $\mathbfS$ is the impurity spin (S=1/2), $\mathbfs(0) = \frac12 \sum_k,k',\sigma,\sigma' c^\dagger_k\sigma \vec\sigma \sigma\sigma' c k'\sigma'$ is the conduction electron spin density at the impurity site, and $J$ is the exchange coupling (antiferromagnetic $J>0$). The physical observable of interest is the resistivity $\rho(T)$ due to scattering off the impurity. Using third-order perturbation theory in $J$, Kondo (1964) found:
The Renormalization Group: From Critical Phenomena to the Kondo Problem where $\mathbfS$ is the impurity spin (S=1/2), $\mathbfs(0)
For small $j>0$, $dj/d\ln D = -2j^2 < 0$ → as we lower the cutoff $D$ (i.e., lower temperature), $j$ increases . This is the opposite of asymptotic freedom in QCD; it is infrared slavery . The flow diverges at a scale $D \sim T_K$, signaling a new fixed point. $\mathbfs(0) = \frac12 \sum_k