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Anomalous transport: Difference between revisions
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The physical mechanism behind anomalous transport has not been fully clarified. | The physical mechanism behind anomalous transport has not been fully clarified. | ||
However, it is generally assumed that anomalous transport is the consequence of microscopic instabilities. | However, it is generally assumed that anomalous transport is the consequence of microscopic instabilities. | ||
The plasma potentially produces a plethora of such instabilities. | The plasma potentially produces a plethora of such instabilities, due to the fact that it is in a state far from thermodynamic equilibrium, with steep density, temperature, and pressure gradients. | ||
The most likely candidates involved in generating the observed anomalous transport are: | The most likely candidates involved in generating the observed anomalous transport are: | ||
* Ion Temperature Gradient (ITG) instabilities | * Ion Temperature Gradient (ITG) instabilities | ||