In differential geometry, the four-gradient (or 4-gradient) is the four-vector analogue of the gradient from Gibbs–Heaviside vector calculus.
In special relativity and in quantum mechanics, the four-gradient is used to define the properties and relations between the various physical four-vectors and tensors.
This article uses the (+ − − −) metric signature.
SR and GR are abbreviations for special relativity and general relativity respectively.
() indicates the speed of light in vacuum.