PIRSA:08080065

Special Relativity 6 - Doppler Shift for Light

Epp, R. (2008). Special Relativity 6 - Doppler Shift for Light. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/08080065

Epp, Richard. Special Relativity 6 - Doppler Shift for Light. Perimeter Institute, Aug. 11, 2008, https://pirsa.org/08080065 

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            language = {en},
            title = {Special Relativity 6 - Doppler Shift for Light},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2008},
            month = {aug},
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Richard Epp

University of Waterloo

Talk number
PIRSA:08080065
Collection
Abstract
Deriving the Doppler shift for light, from which all of special relativity follows.
Learning Outcomes:
• Return to the thought experiment in SR-3. By replacing Newton’s assumption of Universal Time with Einstein’s Relativity Principle we arrive at the Doppler shift for light.
• How the Doppler shift for light provides us with important clues about the nature of time as experienced by moving observers.
• Understanding relativistic time dilation in terms of the geometry of spacetime.