Integration by parts radial Fourier transform

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The Fourier transform of a function that is spherically symmetric $g(r)$ is equal to \begin{equation} \tilde h = \frac{4\pi}{k} \int_0^\infty \text{d}r\: \sin(kr) rg(r) \end{equation} (https://www.theoretical-physics.net/dev/math/transforms.html). However, in their book Physical Chemistry – An Advanced Treatise, Vol. VIIIA Eyring, Henderson and Jost state that applying integration by parts to the previous expression gives \begin{equation} \tilde h = 4\pi \int_0^\infty \text{d}r\: (\cos(kr))G(r) , \end{equation} where $G(r)=\int_r^\infty \text{d}t\:tg(t)$. I am struggling to derive this equation. I suspect that both forms of the Fourier transform is common knowledge for people who use Fourier transforms regularly.

Any help with deriving the second expression from the first is appreciated.

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Let $G(r) = \int_r^\infty dt \, t g(t).$ Then, $G'(r) = -r g(r)$ so $$ \int_0^\infty dr \sin(kr) \, r g(r) = -\int_0^\infty dr \sin(kr) \, G'(r) = -\left( \left[ \sin(kr) \, G(r) \right]_0^\infty - \int_0^\infty dr \, k\cos(kr) \, G(r) \right) \\ = k \int_0^\infty dr \cos(kr) \, G(r) - \left[ \sin(kr) \, G(r) \right]_0^\infty . $$ Assuming that $g(r)$ falls off fast enough so that $G(r) \to 0$ as $r\to\infty$ the last term vanishes.