Relativistic Doppler Effect

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Consider a source emitting wave with original frequency f0, wavelength λ0 and wave speed c, a receiver nλ0 apart from the source receiving the wave singal. When the receiver has no relative motion with the source, nλ0=cT0, where T0 is the time to travel from the light source to the receiver. Then the wavelength and frequency in terms of T0 are λ0=cT0n and f0=cλ0=nT0 respectively. Consider a receiver in an inertial frame that is moving at a speed v relative to the source frame and is towards the source. Then the distance apart is nλ=cTvT, where T is the time taken for the wave from the source to reach the receiver in the receiver frame. Then the wavelength in terms of T is λ=cvnT. For the same event observed as in the inertial frame of the source, the time duration, T0, is T0=1γT Thus, the frequency is λ=cvnγT0f=cn(cv)γT0=1γ(1v/c)f0=1v2/c21v/cf0=f01+v/c1v/c Similarly, if the receiver is moving away from the source, one can substitute the speed v with v. Therefore, f=f01±v/c1v/c

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