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Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

5th Edition

ISBN:9781133104261

Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter24: Electromagnetic Waves

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 17P: A physicist drives through a stop light. When he is pulled over, he tells the police officer that...

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You have been hired as an expert witness for an attorney who is representing a speeding driver. The driver of the car was given a ticket for running a red light at an intersection. According to the driver, who has taken some courses in physics, when he was looking at the red light as he approached the intersection, the Doppler shift made the light of wavelength 650 nm appear to be green light of wavelength 520 nm. Therefore, according to the driver, he should not be charged with running a red light because it appeared green to him. What advice do you give the attorney?

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