A simple quantum picture of the relativistic Doppler effect

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Autores principales: Hodgson, Daniel, Kanzi, Sara, Beige, Almut
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Publicado: 2024
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author Hodgson, Daniel
Kanzi, Sara
Beige, Almut
author_facet Hodgson, Daniel
Kanzi, Sara
Beige, Almut
contents The relativistic Doppler effect comes from the fact that observers in different inertial reference frames experience space and time differently, while the speed of light remains always the same. Consequently, a wave packet of light exhibits different frequencies, wavelengths, and amplitudes. In this paper, we present a local approach to the relativistic Doppler effect based on relativity, spatial and time translational symmetries, and energy conservation. Afterwards we investigate the implications of the relativistic Doppler effect for the quantum state transformations of wave packets of light and show that a local photon is a local photon at the same point in the spacetime diagram in all inertial frames.
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spellingShingle A simple quantum picture of the relativistic Doppler effect
Hodgson, Daniel
Kanzi, Sara
Beige, Almut
Quantum Physics
The relativistic Doppler effect comes from the fact that observers in different inertial reference frames experience space and time differently, while the speed of light remains always the same. Consequently, a wave packet of light exhibits different frequencies, wavelengths, and amplitudes. In this paper, we present a local approach to the relativistic Doppler effect based on relativity, spatial and time translational symmetries, and energy conservation. Afterwards we investigate the implications of the relativistic Doppler effect for the quantum state transformations of wave packets of light and show that a local photon is a local photon at the same point in the spacetime diagram in all inertial frames.
title A simple quantum picture of the relativistic Doppler effect
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.02175