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The Doppler Effect and Sonic Booms
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.
https://www.acs.psu.edu/drussell/Demos/doppler/doppler.html
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Fluids
- Dynamics of Fluids
General Physics
- General
Waves and Pendula
- Wave Motion
= Doppler Effect
= Shock Waves
- High School
- Lower Undergraduate
- Reference Material
- Audio/Visual
= Movie/Animation
Intended Users Formats Ratings
- Learners
- text/html
- image/gif
- image/jpeg
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Access Rights: Free access
Restriction: © 2007 Daniel Russel
Additional information is available.
Keywords: doppler effect, fluids, sonic boom , sound , speed of sound , supersonic
Record Creator: Metadata instance created June 29, 2007 by Andrew Coughlin
Record Updated: Aug 19, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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when Cataloged:		 April 20, 2006
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(2007), WWW Document, (https://www.acs.psu.edu/drussell/Demos/doppler/doppler.html).
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The Doppler Effect and Sonic Booms (2007), <https://www.acs.psu.edu/drussell/Demos/doppler/doppler.html>.
APA Format
The Doppler Effect and Sonic Booms. (2006, April 20). Retrieved July 14, 2025, from https://www.acs.psu.edu/drussell/Demos/doppler/doppler.html
Chicago Format
. The Doppler Effect and Sonic Booms. April 20, 2006. https://www.acs.psu.edu/drussell/Demos/doppler/doppler.html (accessed 14 July 2025).
MLA Format
The Doppler Effect and Sonic Booms. 2007. 20 Apr. 2006. 14 July 2025 <https://www.acs.psu.edu/drussell/Demos/doppler/doppler.html>.
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@misc{ Title = {The Doppler Effect and Sonic Booms}, Volume = {2025}, Number = {14 July 2025}, Month = {April 20, 2006}, Year = {2007} }
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