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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

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