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Relative motion. It is a change of wavelength (and thus it's derivative for any known speed 'frequency'), due to a wave sequence moving into a new medium which is in relative motion.

It is more commonly but simplistically just termed as the phenomenon of apparent change in the frequency of sound whenever there is a relative motion between the source and the listener.

With EM waves, a shortening of the wavelength is 'blue shift' bluer light, and a lengthening 'red shift'. (redder light.). In Astronomy we can tell if the distance to an emitter is 'closing' or 'opening' by the overall Doppler shift of the light.

Doppler effect is asymmetric in the case of sound but it is symmetric in the case of light.

It was found centuries ago by Christian Doppler, so a capital D should be used.

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The observed frequency changes due to the velocity of the origin of the sound and/or the observer and in what directions they are moving relative to the other. If the source is getting closer to the observer or vice versa, the frequency increases as the sound waves grow closer together. If the two move away from each other, the observed frequency decreases as sound waves space out.

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The Doppler principle is, essentially, a change in frequency because of motion. It is named after Austrian physicist Christian Doppler who proposed it in 1842.

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The distance between the source and the receptor are changing.

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the red shift

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Sound Waves, Light Waves and Water Waves

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Wavelength or frequency.....

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