The Essential Cosmic Perspective (8th Edition)
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780134446431
Author: Jeffrey O. Bennett, Megan O. Donahue, Nicholas Schneider, Mark Voit
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5, Problem 11EAP
Describe the Doppler effect for light and what we can learn from it. What does it mean to say that radio waves are blueshifted?
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The Essential Cosmic Perspective (8th Edition)
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