Harmonic coordinates satisfy the condition
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(1)
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or equivalently,
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(2)
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It is always possible to choose such a system. Using the d'Alembertian,
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(3)
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But since 
for harmonic coordinates, the result is a generalization of the harmonic equation
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(4)
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to
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(5)
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