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[alexandra.carvalho@epfl.ch]

Dear Abinit users/developers,

I would appreciate your help in understanding the meaning of the four integers
in the elements of the 2DTE block. In the documentation it says:

"The elements of a 2DTE block are described by 4 integers and 2 real numbers.
The 2 first integers define a first perturbation in the form (idir1,ipert1),
the two next define a second perturbation in the form (idir2,ipert2)."

I do not understand the meaning of "ipert". Is it the atom number?

Thank you in advance.

Alexandra Carvalho
EPFL Lausanne-Switzerland

Note- I am using the (patched) version 5.3.4 in an Altix Computer