first principles from observations Computational Materials Physics › Forums › the ab initio way › first principles from observations This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 1 year, 1 month ago by eggicecream. Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) Author Posts April 6, 2022 at 7:56 am #22878 eggicecreamParticipant Classical mechanics are ab initio because these phenomena can be consistently predicted based on previous observations. 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