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A monochromatic linear source of light is rotated with certain angular frequency and when such light is analysed after reflection then a change of frequency or wavelength may be observed depending on the location of the observer. This…

Optics · Physics 2007-05-23 Amit Halder

Stars closely approaching the massive black hole in the center of the Galaxy provide a unique opportunity to probe post-Newtonian physics in a yet unexplored regime of celestial mechanics. Recent advances in infrared stellar spectroscopy…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Shay Zucker , Tal Alexander , Stefan Gillessen , Frank Eisenhauer , Reinhard Genzel

We present the results of applying our inside-out velocity projection and flux modulation mapping techniques to the Doppler tomography of magnetic cataclysmic variables. The inside-out tomogram is constructed by directly projecting…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-11-01 Enrico J. Kotze , Stephen B. Potter , Vanessa A. McBride

A fundamental Doppler-like but asymmetric wave effect that shifts received signals in frequency in proportion to their respective source distances, was recently described as means for a whole new generation of communication technology using…

General Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 V. Guruprasad

The Doppler shift is investigated in one-dimensional system with moving source. Theoretical findings are confirmed in numerical simulations of optical and acoustical waves propagation in simple metamaterial model, showing the reversed shift…

Optics · Physics 2015-06-23 David Ziemkiewicz , Sylwia Zielińska-Raczyńska

Objects falling into an overdensity appear larger on its near side and smaller on its far side than other objects at the same redshift. This produces a dipolar pattern of magnification, primarily as a consequence of the Doppler effect. At…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-10-09 Camille Bonvin , Sambatra Andrianomena , David Bacon , Chris Clarkson , Roy Maartens , Teboho Moloi , Philip Bull

Cataclysmic Variables are a distinct class of interacting binaries, transferring mass from a donor star to a degenerate accretor, a white dwarf. We here review X-ray observations of these systems, with some emphasis on what has been…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Erik Kuulkers , Andrew Norton , Axel Schwope , Brian Warner

We study the parity-odd part (that we shall call Doppler term) of the linear galaxy two-point correlation function that arises from wide-angle, velocity, Doppler lensing and cosmic acceleration effects. As it is important at low redshift…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-02-11 Alvise Raccanelli , Daniele Bertacca , Donghui Jeong , Mark C. Neyrinck , Alexander S. Szalay

New data from ongoing galaxy surveys, such as the $Euclid$ satellite and the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), are expected to unveil physics on the largest scales of our universe. Dramatically affected by cosmic variance, these…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-23 Federico Montano , Stefano Camera

The precise Doppler method for measuring stellar radial velocities (RV) is a fundamental technique in modern astronomy. This method records a star's spectrum and detects periodic Doppler shifts in its spectral features, which indicate the…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2024-10-16 Trifon Trifonov

Doppler radars are routinely used for the remote sensing of oceanic surface currents and atmospheric wind profiles. Even though they operate at different frequencies and address different media, they follow very similar processing for the…

Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics · Physics 2021-02-02 Baptiste Domps , Julien Marmain , Charles-Antoine Guérin

Doppler effect and Hubble effect in different models of space-time in the case of auto-parallel motion of the observer are considered. The Doppler effect and shift frequency parameter are specialized for the case of auto-parallel motion of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Sawa Manoff

The secondary stars in cataclysmic variables (CVs) are key to our understanding of the origin, evolution and behaviour of this class of interacting binary. In seeking a fuller understanding of these objects, the challenge for observers is…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 C. A. Watson , V. S. Dhillon

The NASA {\it Kepler} mission has been in science operation since May 2009 and is providing high precision, high cadence light curves of over 150,000 targets. Prior to launch, nine cataclysmic variables were known to lie within {\it…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 Steve B. Howell , Mark E. Everett , Sally A. Seebode , Paula Szkody , Martin Still , Matt Wood , Gavin Ramsay , John Cannizzo , Alan Smale

An inverse Doppler shift occurs in a photonic crystal (PC) bounded by a moving wall. The interpretation of this result has stirred some controversy. In this paper, we address the problem using a diagrammatic approach. This visual…

We theoretically investigate the optical rotational Doppler Effect using modal expansion method. We find that the frequency shift content is only determined by the surface of spinning object and the reduced Doppler shift is linear to the…

Optics · Physics 2015-07-16 Hailong Zhou , Jianji Dong , Pei Zhang , Xinliang Zhang

The Doppler effect has many applications in science and engineering fields. Although the format of the classical Doppler effect equation is simple, the derivation for the equation in physics textbooks is not intuitive to many students. This…

Physics Education · Physics 2025-11-04 Hangtian Lei

The Kepler space telescope has revolutionised our knowledge about exoplanets and stars and is continuing to do so in the K2 mission. The exquisite photometric precision, together with the long, uninterrupted observations opened up a new way…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-10-10 László Molnár , Róbert Szabó , Emese Plachy

The aberration and Doppler coupling effects of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) were recently measured by the Planck satellite. The most straightforward interpretation leads to a direct detection of our peculiar velocity $\beta$,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-06-14 Omar Roldan , Alessio Notari , Miguel Quartin

Prior to the 1990s, speculations about the occurrence of planets around other stars were based only on planet formation theory, observations of circumstellar disks, and the knowledge that at least one seemingly ordinary star is the host of…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2024-01-31 Joshua N. Winn , Erik Petigura