Why do we call quantum physics an ab initio model Computational Materials Physics › Forums › the ab initio way › Why do we call quantum physics an ab initio model This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 11 months, 3 weeks ago by Harshita_Seksaria. Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) Author Posts April 9, 2022 at 8:49 am #22901 Harshita_SeksariaParticipant Hello Dear Fellows, I think quantum physics is called an ab initio model for DFT theory because this is from where we start DFT. Quantum physics is the first building block of DFT. 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