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Doppler Effect Animated

Wayne Staab Leave a comment Doppler Effect / Doppler effect animated / Ernst Mach / Frequency / Mach 1 / Mach cone / Moving sound source / Prandtl-Meyer expansion fan / Shock wave / Sonic boom / Sound Waves / speed of sound / stationary sound source

A previous post described the Doppler effect in a simplified manner as it relates to movement and sound waves.  This post expands on this somewhat by providing a series of Doppler effect animated images to clarify the role of a moving object and its impact on the sound.  It has been said that a picture…

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