3B40.10 Doppler Shift

Swing a tuning fork on a string around in a horizontal circle or a buzzer inside a ball to demonstrate that frequency of sound varies with speed of source.

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Setup Requirements: Minimal

 

Equations: f = f(source) / (1-v(s)/v(w)). 

 

Safety Issues: String breaking especially if using tuning fork version. Buzzer is placed in soft sphere.