A fast level set method for propagating interfaces (Q1891100)

The level technique was introduced to track moving interfaces in a wide variety of problems. It relies on the relation between propagating interfaces and propagating shocks. In the present paper one provides a technique to reduce the computational labor involved in the level set technique for two space dimensions. The central idea is to build an adaptive mesh around the propagating interface, and to perform computation only on these grid points. Some illustrative examples are given.