diff --git a/code/config/numerics.config b/code/config/numerics.config
index e5a4937da..1986a8fd5 100644
--- a/code/config/numerics.config
+++ b/code/config/numerics.config
@@ -71,3 +71,5 @@ myspectralsolver          basic        # Type of spectral solver (basic: basic,
 myfilter                  none         # Type of filtering method to mitigate Gibb's phenomenon (none, cosine, ...)
 petsc_options             -snes_type ngmres -snes_ngmres_anderson # PetSc solver options
 regridMode                0            # 0: no regrid; 1: regrid if DAMASK doesn't converge; 2: regrid if DAMASK or BVP Solver doesn't converge 
+polarAlpha                1.0          # polarization scheme parameter 0.0 < alpha < 2.0. alpha = 1.0 ==> AL scheme, alpha = 2.0 ==> accelerated scheme 
+polarBeta                 1.0          # polarization scheme parameter 0.0 < beta < 2.0. beta = 1.0 ==> AL scheme, beta = 2.0 ==> accelerated scheme