[Pw_forum] ab initio vs. first principles.

[Stefano Baroni]

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On Dec 21, 2008, at 12:49 PM, Hongsheng Zhao wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Some times we say ab initio, sometimes first principles.  Actually,
> I find in many case people use them to explain one another.  But the  
> fact may be not the case, who can give some hints on the differences  
> between ab initio and first principles?
>
> Regards,
> -- 
> Hongsheng Zhao <zhaohscas at yahoo.com.cn>
> Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry
> Chinese Academy of Sciences
> GnuPG DSA: 0xD108493
> 2008-12-21
>
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