The Doppler effect takes on two forms: blueshift and redshift. Where do these na

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The Doppler effect takes on two forms: blueshift and redshift. Where do these names come from? How might it be possible to explain their significance in terms of an approaching or receding source of water waves? Is the water situation identical to the light situation? Why or why not? If a light source moves away from you, you detect a redshift; if a light source moves toward you, you detect a blueshift. If the source is stationary, but you, the detector, are moving, do you detect a Doppler shift? Why or why not? Can you relate this to the water case? If so, how? If a light source is directly north of you, and it is moving due west, what sort of Doppler shift (blue, red, or none) could you detect? Why? (the wording of this question is exact. )

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