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Doppler Effect
- If either the observer and/or the sound source are moving, the frequency heard by the observer differs from that when both are stationary; this is the Doppler Effect.
- If the observer and source are stationary, f = v/λ, where v is the speed of sound.
- Case 1: Observer moves with velocity u toward a stationary source: f=f (1 + u/v).
- Case 2: Observer moving with velocity u away a stationary source: f = f(1 u/v).
- Case 3: Source moving (u) toward a stationary observer: f = f / (1 u/v).
- Case 4: Source moving (u) away from a stationary observer: f = f /(1 + u/v).
Doppler Effect
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- Intro
- Observer Moving, Source Stationary
- Observer Intercepts the Wave Front
- Number of Waves Intercepted
- Wave Fronts Integrated
- Towards the Source
- Moving Away from Source
- Example: Rain
- Observer Stationary Source Moving
- General Case
- Supersonic Speed
- Extra Example 1: Oscillating Spring
- Extra Example 2: Police Siren
- Extra Example 3: Sonic Jet































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