Chapter 28: Q10CQ (page 1028)
Explain the meaning of the terms 鈥渞ed shift鈥 and 鈥渂lue shift鈥 as they relate to the relativistic Doppler effect.
Short Answer
A source of light moving away from the observer and it鈥檚 wavelength seen loner than the initial is said to be the red shift.
A source moving close and the wavelength is shorter than the initial is known as the blue shift.