Solution

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Write the Lorentz transformation as . Acting on a scalar field, the chain rule gives the four-gradient
For the specified Lorentz boost, the inverse is obtained by changing to , so
These are precisely the covector component rules for the lowered coordinates. Raising the index with the Minkowski metric reverses the time component, yielding
Indeed and , the contravariant four-vector rules. Thus the index on a partial derivative with respect to an upper coordinate is lower.

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