An Eulerian formulation of immersed interface method for membranes with tangential stretching

Abstract

The forces generated by moving interfaces usually include the parts due to tangential stretching. We derive an evolution equation for the tangential stretching, which then forms the basis of an Eulerian formulation based on level set functions. The jump conditions are then derived using the level set and stretch functions. Compared with the traditional jump conditions under Lagrangian formulation, the jump conditions under the Eulerian formulation are compact and clean. The work here makes possible a local level set formulation for immersed interface method to simulate membranes or vesicles where the tangential forces are present.