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Doppler effect formula for observed frequency | Physics | Khan Academy



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Let’s derive the formula for how the perceived frequency of a sound changes when its source is moving toward you. Created by Sal Khan.

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36 thoughts on “Doppler effect formula for observed frequency | Physics | Khan Academy
  1. A light source is moving but the light is stationary. It's stationary because every wave generated radiates from the point in space where the light source is or was when the wave was generated. That wave widens thru space and it's center point is fixed. What is it fixed to? It's fixed to that universal coordinate system that is not supposed to exist. If this were not the case, Doppler shifting would not occur.
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  2. Hey KA! I was using your iOS app to watch Doppler Effect videos, and I noticed that this video is missing from the playlist. It provides a bit of a logical gap, so it'd be helpful to update the app (and maybe even the website if it's missing from there too).

  3. i'm pretty sure that someone who's watching a video on Doppler's effect would have reached a level that they know that distance is velocity times time. thank you for still explaining every little thing.

  4. It's the same principle. Whether a car is moving towards you at 5 mph or you are moving towards the car at 5 mph is irrelevant, the waves act the same. So, if there is a problem where you are moving towards a stationary object at 5 mph, you can treat it as if the object is moving towards you at 5 mph as well. Or, (even though in relativity this isn't exactly the case) if you are moving towards something at 5 mph and it is moving towards you at 20 mph, you can treat it as if it's moving 25 mph

  5. thank you, this is really helpful. however, i also need an explanation and a formula for the situation where the observer is moving towards the source. do you have a video on this as well?

  6. A distance galaxy is moving away from us at a speed of 32,433,990 m/s. For hydrogen gas in this galaxy, calculate the wavelength (in nm) of the hydrogen alpha line as observed here on earth. Note: The wavelength emitted by hydrogen is measured in the first year physics lab (Expt. 24) to be 656.2 n

  7. @theonlymoak,
    In that case it will depend on whether the police and the car being chased are in motion or not. If the car being chased moves faster than the police, then we should take the case where the source is stationary and the observer is moving, in that case, the relative frequency of the pulse emitted will increase. With this, the police will be able to find the relative position of the thief(chased car) by finding the distance.

  8. so i have a question, hopefully someone can answer it. when police use radar guns they are applying the doppler effect. so when the wave hits the car what exactly happens to it? does it now take on the velocity of the car? without changing the velocity of the wave?

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