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1 The Doppler Effect Elvis 8 (1963) Andy Warhol Vocabulary:
source observer red shift blue shift This topic can be found on pp of your textbook.

2 What is the Doppler Effect?
Look at the following animations: Stationary noisy object Moving noisy object Wave fronts hit observer with higher frequency as emitter approaches and lower frequency after emitter passes but emitter always has same frequency. Wave fronts hit observer with constant frequency.

3 What is the Doppler Effect?
 An observed change in frequency of a wave when an observer and source have a relative motion between them. 

4 What is the Doppler Effect?
 There are two ways that the Doppler Effect can occur: If the source is moving. If the observer is moving. 1. Source is moving. 2. Observer is moving.

5 1. If the source is moving

6 1. If the source is moving When a source moves and the observer is stationary, the following equation can be used: f is the observed frequency fs is the actual frequency of the source v is the velocity of waves in the medium vs is the velocity of the source vs is positive when the source is moving away from the observer vs is negative when the source is moving toward the observer.

7 1. If the source is moving Ex: A cat swings off of a ceiling fan moving away from you at 8.5 m/s. If the cat’s howl has a frequency of 1025 Hz, what frequency do you hear?

8 1. If the source is moving Ex: The frequency of red light from hydrogen is 6.562x1014 Hz . If the same red light from hydrogen from a distant star has a frequency of 6.547x1014 Hz, at what speed is the star moving relative to the earth and is it moving towards or away from the earth? (Note: The speed of light in a vacuum is 3.00x108 m/s)

9 1. If the source is moving `

10 1. If the source is moving fs = 6.562x1014 Hz f = 6.547x1014 Hz
When a source moves and the observer is stationary, the following equation can be used. f is the observed frequency fo is the actual frequency C is the velocity of waves in the medium Vs is the velocity of the source It should be noted that Vs is positive when the source is moving away from the observer, and it is negative when the source is moving toward the observer. 1. If the source is moving Ex: The frequency of red light from hydrogen is 6.562x1014 Hz . If the same red light from hydrogen from a distant star has a frequency of 6.547x1014 Hz, at what speed is the star moving relative to the earth and is it moving towards or away from the earth? (Note: The speed of light in a vacuum is 3.00x108 m/s) fs = 6.562x1014 Hz f = 6.547x1014 Hz v = 3.00x108 m/s vs = ?

11 2. If the observer is moving
When a source is stationary and the observer is moving relative to it, the equation is as follows: The symbols stand for the same quantities as mentioned earlier and Vo is the velocity of the observer. Unlike before, Vo is positive when the observer is moving toward the source and negative when it is away from the source.

12 2. If the observer is moving
Ex: If a storm siren has a frequency of 1825 Hz and you are approaching the siren in a car travelling 35 m/s, what will the observed frequency of the siren be? fs = 1825 Hz vO = 35 m/s v = m/s f = ?

13 3. If both the observer and the source are moving
When both the source and observer are moving relative to one another, these equations can be combined to form the equation below.

14 3. If both the observer and the source are moving
You are in a car traveling at 20 m/s. An ambulance is behind you traveling 35 m/s in the same direction. What frequency do you hear if the siren has a frequency of 550 Hz? vO = -20 m/s vs = -35 m/s fs = 550 Hz v = m/s f = ?

15 Uses of the Doppler Effect
Astronomy: Red shift and blue shift

16 Uses of the Doppler Effect
Radar: Weather and policing

17 Uses of the Doppler Effect
Medicine: Echocardiogram

18 Uses of the Doppler Effect
Satellites: correction of satellite signals due to Doppler shift

19 Uses of the Doppler Effect
Military: track the movement of submarines


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