Watching an uniformly moving source of light using a telescope and a frequency-meter
General Physics
2008-12-04 v1
Abstract
We propose a scenario that involves a stationary observer who detects a point like source of light moving with constant velocity at a constant altitude, using a telescope and a frequency-meter. We derive a formula for the angular velocity at which we should rotate the axis of the telescope and a formula that relates the proper period at which the source emits successive wave crests and the proper period at which the stationary observer receives them
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0504027,
title = {Watching an uniformly moving source of light using a telescope and a frequency-meter},
author = {Bernhard Rothenstein and Ioan Damian},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0504027},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
5 pages, 5 figures