 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

The inverse <3+1 decomposition of spacetime> metric gives
$$
\boxed{X=\frac1{2N^2}(\dot\phi-N^i\partial_i\phi)^2
-\frac12h^{ij}\partial_i\phi\partial_j\phi}.
$$
The first term is the squared derivative along the hypersurface normal and the second is the spatial-gradient contribution.

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