The inner product of two vectors in space-time is:
$$(x_1, y_1, z_1, t_1) \cdot (x_2, y_2, z_2, t_2) = x_1 x_2 + y_1 y_2 + z_1 z_2 - t_1 t_2$$
So
$$(\frac{\partial }{\partial x}, \frac{\partial }{\partial y}, \frac{\partial }{\partial z}, \frac 1c \frac{\partial }{\partial t}) \cdot (A_1, A_2, A_3, \phi) = \text{div}(\vec A) - \frac 1c \frac{\partial \phi}{\partial t}$$
is Lorentz invariant, where $\vec A=(A_1, A_2, A_3)$. But the [Lorenz gauge condition] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenz_gauge_condition) is defined by $\text{div}(\vec A) + 1/c\ \partial_t \phi=0$. Why has the minus changed into plus? So there is apparently no longer invariance.
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