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Re: Doppler Effect Problem



Thank you to everyone for their help! I knew it had to be a bad
assumption on my part... Maybe my students aren't the only ones who
need Spring Break!

Peter Schoch

Spagna Jr., George wrote:

You need two Doppler shifts - one from the UFO to still air, the othe=
r from still air to the car. Unlike relativity, there is a "preferre=
d" reference frame here (the air) so relative motion does not give th=
e complete picture.

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