Arbitrary Lagrangian--Eulerian finite element method for curved and deforming surfaces. I. General theory and application to fluid interfaces

Amaresh Sahu, Yannick A. D. Omar, Roger A. Sauer +1

An arbitrary Lagrangian--Eulerian (ALE) finite element method for arbitrarily curved and deforming two-dimensional materials and interfaces is presented here. An ALE theory is deve…