🔊 Doppler Effect

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📖 About This Experiment

The Doppler effect is the change in frequency of a wave in relation to an observer moving relative to the wave source. When the source moves toward the observer, waves are compressed (blueshift). When moving away, waves are stretched (redshift).

📐 Key Formula

f' = f × (v / (v ± vₛ))

Moving toward: -, Moving away: +

🔬 Applications

  • Police radar guns
  • Medical ultrasound
  • Astronomical redshift (expanding universe)
  • Weather radar