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d'Alembertian

Written in the notation of partial derivatives, the d'Alembertian square ^2 in a flat spacetime is defined by

square ^2=del ^2-1/(c^2)(partial^2)/(partialt^2),

where c is the speed of light.

The operator usually called the d'Alembertian is also the Laplacian on a flat manifold of Lorentzian signature.

See also

Gradient Four-Vector, Harmonic Coordinates, Laplacian, Wave Equation

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Weisstein, Eric W. "d'Alembertian." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/dAlembertian.html

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