Correcting the Doppler Effect

Authors

  • Denis Thomas 160 Indian Ridge Drive, North Augusta, South Carolina 29860 USA; drillstop0@gmail.com

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23756/sp.v11i1.1196

Keywords:

Doppler Effect, Special Relativity

Abstract

Christian Doppler, an Austrian physicist, described in 1842 the apparent change in frequency of a wave when motion of the source or the observer is involved. Named after him, this change in observational frequencies is known as the Doppler Effect. The formula for calculating the frequency change is taught in universities, textbooks, Youtube, and on the internet. Understanding the Doppler effect is used in applications such as radar. Yet, the formula is wrong, yielding a different result when applying the same velocity, once to the source, then to the observer. This article will show the formula, the error, the correction to the formula, and how it disproves Einstein’s theories of special and general relativity.

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References

[ ] Physics, James Walker, ©2002, page 948

[ ] College Physics, Nicholas Giordano, ©2010, page 785

[ ] It is Impossible to Teach Special Relativity Without Deceiving the Student, Science and Philosophy Journal, Volume 10, Issue 2, ©2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.23756/sp.v10i2.1036

[ ] Ibid.

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Published

2023-07-06

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 1 (2023)

Section

Volume 11 Issue 1 2023

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