Doppler effect

 

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You have all heard the Doppler effect at least one time in your life.

 

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It is when you have a sound source moving past you. As it approaches the wavelength shrinks, causing the frequency to get higher. As it passes you the wavelength gets stretched out causing the frequency to drop lower.

 

The equation is

Fd = Fs ( v-vd / v-vs)


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