The Closest Point Method for Surface PDEs with General Boundary Conditions

Abstract

We generalize the closest point method (CPM) to solve surface partial differential equations with general boundary conditions. The proposed extrapolation method provides a unified framework for treating a broad class of inhomogeneous Neumann and Robin boundary conditions within the framework of CPM. The accuracy and robustness of the method are demonstrated through numerical convergence studies of an elliptic problem, Steklov eigenvalue problems, and a nonlinear reaction-diffusion system.