Doppler Effect

The change in frequency due to Doppler effect does not depend on

The engine of a train sounds a whistle at frequency v. The frequency heard by a passenger is

In discussing Doppler effect, we use the word "apparent frequency". Does it mean that the frequency of the sound is still that of the source and it is some physiological phenomenon in the listener's ear that gives rise to Doppler effect? Think for the observer approaching the source and for the source approaching the observer.

A narrow sound pulse (for example, a short pip by a whistle) is sent across a medium. (a) Does the pulse have a definite (i) frequency, (ii) wavelength, (iii) speed of propagation? (b) If the pulse rate is 1 after every 20 s, (that is the whistle is blown for a split of second after every 20 s), is the frequency of the note produced by the whistle equal to 1/20 or 0.05 Hz

A train whistling at constant frequency is moving towards a station at a constant speed V. The train goes past a stationary observer on the station. The frequency n ′ of the sound as heard by the observer is plotted as a function of time t (figure). Identify the expected curve.

A train, standing in a station yard, blows a whistle of frequency 400 Hz in still air. The wind starts blowing in the direction from the yard to the station with a speed of 10 m/s. Given that the speed of sound in still air is 340 m/s ______.

1. the frequency of sound as heard by an observer standing on the platform is 400 Hz.
2. the speed of sound for the observer standing on the platform is 350 m/s.
3. the frequency of sound as heard by the observer standing on the platform will increase.
4. the frequency of sound as heard by the observer standing on the platform will decrease.

A sitar wire is replaced by another wire of same length and material but of three times the earlier radius. If the tension in the wire remains the same, by what factor will the frequency change?

A train standing at the outer signal of a railway station blows a whistle of frequency 400 Hz still air. The train begins to move with a speed of 10 ms^–1 towards the platform. What is the frequency of the sound for an observer standing on the platform? (sound velocity in air = 330 ms^–1)