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Prez Cannady
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Answer is probably not, but is there some connection between the inhomogeneous wave equation with a constant term and the spacetime interval in Minkowski space?
$$
1) ~~ \nabla^2 u - \frac{1}{c^2} \frac{\partial^2 u}{\partial t^2} = \sum_{i=0}^2 \frac{\partial^2 u}{\partial x_i^2} - \frac{1}{c^2} \frac{\partial^2 u}{\partial t^2} = S
$$
$$
2) ~~ \sum_{i=0}^2 dx_i^2 - c^2 dt^2 = ds^2
$$
$$
1) ~~ \nabla^2 u - \frac{1}{c^2} \frac{\partial^2 u}{\partial t^2} = \sum_{i=0}^2 \frac{\partial^2 u}{\partial x_i^2} - \frac{1}{c^2} \frac{\partial^2 u}{\partial t^2} = S
$$
$$
2) ~~ \sum_{i=0}^2 dx_i^2 - c^2 dt^2 = ds^2
$$