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Old October 2nd 12, 04:36 AM posted to sci.astro
Peter Webb[_5_]
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Default EINSTEINIANA: DANGEROUS ANALOGIES


"Pentcho Valev" wrote in message
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For all waves (light waves included), when the observer starts moving
towards the wave source with a speed v, the speed of the waves relative to
him shifts from c to c'=c+v:


No. This is not true for light waves.
http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physic.../velocity.html or
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velocit..._of_relativity
both provide the correct formula.