The Doppler Effect and Sonic Booms

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published by Dan Russell

This web page provides animations that show the physics of the Doppler effect and the formation of shockwaves from sound waves generated by a moving source. Photos show shockwaves of a bullet, an airplane, and a supersonic land vehicle. Links provide further information.

Editor's Note: A very nice visual to augment teaching the concept of the Doppler Effect for Sound.

https://www.acs.psu.edu/drussell/Demos/doppler/doppler.html

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Fluid Mechanics - Dynamics of Fluids General Physics - General Oscillations & Waves - Wave Motion = Doppler Effect = Shock Waves	- High School - Lower Undergraduate	- Reference Material - Audio/Visual = Movie/Animation

Appropriate Courses	Categories	Ratings
- Conceptual Physics - Algebra-based Physics - AP Physics	- Activity	Currently 2.0/5 Rated 2.0 stars by 1 person Want to rate this material? Login here!

Intended User:: Learner
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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2007 Daniel Russel
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Keywords:: doppler effect, fluids, sonic boom , sound , speed of sound , supersonic
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created June 29, 2007 by Andrew Coughlin
Record Updated:: August 19, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: April 20, 2006
Other Collections:: The PSRC

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