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On acceleration dependence of Doppler effect in light

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Using only the geometric relationships of suitable locations, we analyse Doppler effect in light to show how the acceleration of the source also contributes to the Doppler shift. We further propose that an experiment be performed using cyclotron-type devices to determine the acceleration dependence of the Doppler shift.

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The author is grateful to Prof. John Hey, Dr Pradeep Muktibodh and Mr Sandeep Deshpande for discussions and encouragement during the course of this work. He is also indebted to the anonymous referee for useful suggestions that helped him to put the present work within a proper perspective or focus.

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WAGH, S.M. On acceleration dependence of Doppler effect in light. Pramana - J Phys 81, 439–448 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12043-013-0584-6

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