Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 20 - Traveling Waves - Exercises and Problems - Page 589: 73

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We need to prove that $$f_-=\dfrac{f_0}{1+\dfrac{v_s}{v}}$$ which is the frequency measured when the source moves away from the observer. Let's assume that the distance $d$ is the distance the wave has moved plus the distance the source has moved at a time of $t = nT$; where $t=0, T,2T,...nT$, $n$ is a positive integer number. These distances are $$\Delta x_{wave}=nvT $$ $$\Delta x_{source}=nv_sT $$ where $$\lambda_-=\dfrac{d}{n}=\dfrac{\Delta x_{wave}+\Delta x_{source}}{n}= vT+v_sT $$ $$\lambda_-=(v+v_s)T $$ The frequency detected by you when the source is moving away is then $$f_-=\dfrac{v}{\lambda_-}=\dfrac{v}{(v+v_s)T}=\dfrac{vf_0}{v+v_s}$$ Therefore, $$\boxed{f_- =\dfrac{ f_0}{1+(v_s/v)}}$$
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