Hedgehog monopole equations in radial profile variables ($K^{\prime }=-fK,f^{\prime }=(1-K^2)/r^2$)

For ${\Phi }^a=f(r)x^a/r$ and $A_i^a={ϵ}_{iaj}{x}^j\alpha (r)$ with $[e_a,e_b]={ϵ}_{abc}{e}_c$, set $K=1+r^2\alpha$. The equation $B=-D\Phi$ equates radial coefficients to give $f^{\prime }=-2\alpha -r^2{\alpha }^2$ and transverse coefficients to give $r{\alpha }^{\prime }+2\alpha =-f/r-r\alpha f$. These are exactly the displayed two radial equations. The sign depends on the chosen orientation and on the order of indices in the gauge ansatz.