The discussion centers on the application of red and blue shifts in relation to the Doppler effect as it pertains to light sources. It is established that redshift occurs when a light source moves away from an observer, while blueshift occurs when it moves towards the observer. The key point is that these shifts depend solely on the relative velocity between the observer and the light source. If the observer moves with the light source, no Doppler shift occurs, as there is no relative motion.
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The Doppler shifts depend only on the relative velocity between source and observer.lnsanity said:I want to know if the red or blue shift apply if I am moving away or toward a light beam and if it still apply if I am moving the light beam source with me forward or backward.
clem said:The Doppler shifts depend only on the relative velocity between source and observer.
If there is no relative velocity, there is no Doppler shift.lnsanity said:So that mean it apply when I am moving away or toward a light beam but does not apply when I am moving the light beam source with me forward or backward right ?