Doppler Effect for Light

• ?=u/c

• For source and detector separating

• f = f0 (1-?2)1/2/(1+?) red shift ? > ? 0

• = f0 (1-?)1/2/(1+ ?)1/2

• For source and detector approaching

• f = f0 (1+ ?)1/2/(1- ?)1/2 blue shift ? < ? 0

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