Can Adding a Constant to the D'Alembertian Maintain Relativistic Invariance?

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In Feynman lectures in physics v2 28-6, Feynman points out that we can add a constant times [itex]\phi[/itex] to D'Alembertian without distrupting the relativistic invariance. How and why?? Can someone work out a mathematical proof?

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The sum of two invariant quantities is an invariant quantity.
 
The derivative of a constant wrt any variable is zero.