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Past exam of the physics 1 paper of the University of Oxford 2017 9 b i Solution by
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Let move at along relative to . The Lorentz transformation of energy and momentum, from primed to unprimed components, isThe inverse equations have replaced by and the primes interchanged. A photon making angle with in has . Thus its general Doppler factor isThe requested blueshifted expression assumes propagation parallel to the boost, :The propagation-direction assumption matters: for an oppositely travelling photon, , the reciprocal of the displayed factor. Relative frame speed alone does not select the longitudinal relativistic Doppler effect.
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