Physics – Optics
Scientific paper
2004-09-02
Eur. J. Phys. 26 (2005) 643-646
Physics
Optics
7 pages, 1 figure, PDF from MSWord, to be published in Eur. J. Phys
Scientific paper
10.1088/0143-0807/26/4/009
The formula for the frequency shift of a plane-polarized light wave reflected from a uniformly moving mirror is derived directly from the constant light speed postulate and the basic principles of wave optics. Unlike the original derivation by Einstein, our derivation does not involve Lorentz transformations. As such, it lies within the scope of a first course in special relativity.
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