Is the heat ball really a ball?

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Is the heat ball really a ball?

That is,

consider the heat ball set for $n=2$, then one gets points $(y,s) \in \mathbb{R}^2 \times \mathbb{R} = \mathbb{R}^3$.

Do these points also satisfy an equation similar to the $\mathbb{R}^2$ ball:

$$x^2+y^2 \leq r^2$$

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Also, I'm not entirely sure about how to interpret $t$ for a ball. I mean, what does one need $t$ for in a ball? Or $s$ for that matter?