College Physics
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Chapter 26, Problem 52P
26.10 Doppler Effect for EM Waves
Why no color change? Why don’t the colors of buildings and tree leaves change when we look at them from a flying plane? Shouldn't the trees ahead look more bluish when you are approaching and reddish when you are receding?
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