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Change of Variables Under Differentiation: A Derivation from Karamcheti's "Principles of Ideal Fluid Aerodynamics"

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I'm reading "Principles of Ideal Fluid Aerodynamics" by Karamcheti. On page 285 he starts to construct the solution of

$$\tag{1}\frac{\partial}{\partial r}\left( r^2sin(\theta)\frac{\partial\phi}{\partial r}\right)+\frac{\partial}{\partial\theta}\left( sin(\theta)\frac{\partial\phi}{\partial\theta}\right)=0$$

where $\phi=\phi(r,\theta,t)$ using separation of variables. He assumes that $\phi(r,\theta)=R(r)\Theta(\theta)$. On the next page he separates this into two equations:

$$\tag{2}\frac{d}{dr}\left( r^2\frac{dR}{dr}\right)-kR=0$$

$$\tag{3}\frac{d}{d\theta}\left( sin(\theta)\frac{d\Theta}{d\theta}\right)+k\Theta\sin(\theta)=0$$

where k is a separation constant. He then sets $k=n(n+1)$ and $cos(\theta)=\mu$. Using these relationships, he claims (3) can be written as

$$\tag{4}\frac{d}{d\mu}\left[ (1-\mu^2)\frac{d\Theta}{d\mu}\right]+n(n+1)\Theta=0$$

Can anyone please help me understand how to go from equation (3) to (4)?


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