Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12188/10985
Title: The Doppler effect from a uniformly moving mirror
Authors: GJurchinovski, Aleksandar 
Keywords: Physics - Optics
Physics - Optics
Physics - Classical Physics
Physics - Physics Education
Issue Date: 2-Sep-2004
Publisher: IOP Publishing
Journal: European Journal of Physics
Abstract: The formula for the frequency shift of a plane-polarized light wave reflected from a uniformly moving mirror is derived directly from the constant light speed postulate and the basic principles of wave optics. Unlike the original derivation by Einstein, our derivation does not involve Lorentz transformations. As such, it lies within the scope of a first course in special relativity.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12188/10985
DOI: 10.1088/0143-0807/26/4/009
Appears in Collections:Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics: Journal Articles

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