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Grade 12General Physics

what is the doppler effect?

Profile image of srikanth kodari
10 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of PRAPULPODISHETTI
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer10 Years ago
The Doppler effect  is the change in frequency of a wave (or other periodic event) for an observer moving relative to its source. It is named after the Austrian physicist Christian Doppler, who proposed it in 1842 in Prague.
DOPPLER EFFECT is also called as DOPPLER SHIFT.
Profile image of mahesh
10 Years ago
simply says that change in frequency
Profile image of bollusrinivas
10 Years ago
The Doppler effect can be described as the effect produced by a moving source of waves in which there is an apparent upward shift in frequency for observers towards whom the source is approaching and an apparent downward shift in frequency for observers from whom the source is receding.