Transformation for Two Trigonometric Integrals – Reference Request

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I have two integrals of trigonometric functions and I would like to ask:

QUESTION. Is there a transformation rule (or general principle) to show this equality?
$$\int_0^{\frac{\pi}2}\frac{d\theta}{\sqrt{2\sin^4\theta+2\cos^4\theta}}
=\int_0^{\frac{\pi}2}\frac{d\theta}{\sqrt{\sin^4\theta+6\sin^2\theta\cos^2\theta+\cos^4\theta}}$$

Best Answer

Taking it up from Matt F.'s comment, the substitution $$\theta=g(\alpha):= \left(\alpha -\frac{\pi }{4}\right)1\left(\alpha \ge\frac{\pi }{4}\right)+\left(\alpha +\frac{\pi }{4}\right) 1\left(\alpha < \frac{\pi }{4}\right)$$ in the first integral transforms it to the second one.

The transformation $g\colon[0,\pi/2)\to[0,\pi/2)$ is a bijection preserving the Lebesgue measure.


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