<s>
The	O
closest	B-Algorithm
point	I-Algorithm
method	I-Algorithm
(	O
CPM	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
embedding	O
method	O
for	O
solving	O
partial	O
differential	O
equations	O
on	O
surfaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
closest	B-Algorithm
point	I-Algorithm
method	I-Algorithm
uses	O
standard	O
numerical	O
approaches	O
such	O
as	O
finite	O
differences	O
,	O
finite	O
element	O
or	O
spectral	O
methods	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
solve	O
the	O
embedding	O
partial	O
differential	O
equation	O
(	O
PDE	O
)	O
which	O
is	O
equal	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
PDE	O
on	O
the	O
surface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
extend	O
the	O
data	O
off	O
the	O
surface	O
,	O
the	O
closest	B-Algorithm
point	I-Algorithm
method	I-Algorithm
uses	O
a	O
closest	O
point	O
representation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
closest	B-Algorithm
point	I-Algorithm
method	I-Algorithm
can	O
be	O
applied	O
to	O
various	O
PDEs	O
on	O
surfaces	O
.	O
</s>
