Doppler Effect from Physics 101

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The discussion confirms the application of the Doppler Effect in a scenario involving a police car chasing three criminals' cars. The first car, moving faster than the police car, experiences a red spectral shift in the police lights. The second car, traveling at the same speed as the police car, perceives the lights without any shift. The third car, moving slower than the police car, observes a blue shift. This illustrates the principles of the Doppler Effect as taught in Physics 101.

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Please help me with refreshing the Doppler Effect from Physics 101.

On a straight highway a police car is chasing three criminals’ cars each equipped with an unbelievably advanced spectrometer. The first car races faster, the second at the same exactly speed, and the third slower than the police car.

Looking back at the police’s lights criminals in the first car see those lights with a red spectral shift, in the second exactly as emitted with no shift, and in the third car with a blue shift.

Please respond just with YES if it is right, or NO if it is not.

Thank you for attention.
 
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