What factor seems to be responsible for the Wagner-Meerwein rearrangement of camphene to give isobornyl acetate (a 3º → 2º carbocation rearrangement)?

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What factor seems to be responsible for the Wagner-Meerwein rearrangement of camphene to give isobornyl acetate (a 3º → 2º carbocation rearrangement)?

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