Answer ab initio model Computational Materials Physics › Forums › the ab initio way › Answer ab initio model This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 5 years, 6 months ago by Bob Tytgat. Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) Author Posts September 27, 2017 at 12:38 pm #1506 Bob TytgatParticipant Quantum physics are called an ab initio model because they start from the schrödinger equations, which form the ‘basis’of all behaviour. Same reasoning can be applied for classical mechanics but they start from the newton equations. I think classical electromagnetism is based on the Maxwell equations, but I am not sure about that. But that would make it an ab initio model as well. Author Posts Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In