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VDW_ALPHA = [real (array)]
Description: VDW_ALPHA defines the polarizability [math]\displaystyle{ \alpha_0 }[/math] (bohr[math]\displaystyle{ ^{3} }[/math]) for each species defined in the POSCAR file within the DFT-D2 method.