 Minkowski wave operator in null coordinates (source code)

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= Minkowski wave operator in null coordinates
{title2=$\Box=-4\partial_u\partial_v+\partial_x^2+\partial_y^2$}

For $u=t-z$ and $v=t+z$, the four-dimensional Minkowski wave operator is
$$
\Box=-4\partial_u\partial_v+\partial_x^2+\partial_y^2.
$$
Every profile depending only on one null coordinate solves the wave equation when it is uniform in the transverse coordinates.

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