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Summary
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English: Animation of a point source emitting spherical fronts while increasing its velocity linearly with time. For short times the Doppler effect is visible. When v=c the sonic boom is visible. When v>c the Mach cone is visible. |
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| Source | https://twitter.com/j_bertolotti/status/1066037257793089537 |
| Author | Jacopo Bertolotti |
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https://twitter.com/j_bertolotti/status/1030470604418428929 |
Mathematica 11.0 code
c = 10.;
v = \[Tau];
p1 = Table[
Graphics[{Disk[{v \[Tau], 0}, 1],
Table[Circle[{v t, 0}, c (\[Tau] - t)], {t, 0, \[Tau], 0.5}]},
PlotRange -> {{-50 + v \[Tau], 50 + v \[Tau]}, {-50, 50}},
PlotLabel ->
Style[StringForm["v\!\(\*SubscriptBox[\(=\), \(``\)]\)c",
N[v/c, 3], \[Tau]], Medium, FontFamily -> "DejaVu Serif"],
LabelStyle -> {Black, Bold}]
, {\[Tau], 0, 15, 0.04}];
ListAnimate[p1]
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https://twitter.com/j_bertolotti/status/1030470604418428929, was reviewed on 24 November 2018 by reviewer Ronhjones, who confirmed that it was available there under the stated license on that date.
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