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relativistic Doppler effect
  اُسکر ِ دوپلر ِ بازانیگی‌مند  
oskar-e Doppler-e bâzânigimand
Fr.: effet Doppler relativiste  

The Doppler effect when the relative motion of the source and the observer is comparable to the speed of light. In that case the classical Doppler formula should be corrected for effects of the special theory of relativity (Lorentz transformation).

See also: → relativistic; → Doppler effect.