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The '''four-frequency''' of a [[photon]] is defined by | |||
:<math>N^a = \left( \nu, \nu \mathbf{n} \right)</math> | |||
where <math>\nu</math> is the photon's [[frequency]] and <math>\mathbf{n}</math> is a unit vector in the direction of the photon's motion. The four-frequency is always a future-pointing and [[Null vector (Minkowski space)|null vector]]. An observer moving with [[four-velocity]] <math>V</math> will observe a frequency | |||
:<math> \tfrac{1}{c}\eta(N^a,V) </math> | |||
Where <math>\eta</math> is the [[Minkowski Space#The Minkowski inner product|Minkowski inner-product]] (+---) | |||
Closely related to the four-frequency is the '''wave four-vector''' defined by | |||
:<math>K^a=\left(\frac{\omega}{c}, \mathbf{k}\right)</math> | |||
where <math>\omega=2 \pi \nu</math>, <math>c</math> is the speed of light and <math>\mathbf{k}=\frac{2 \pi}{\lambda}\mathbf{n}</math> and <math>\lambda</math> is the [[wavelength]] of the photon. The wave four-vector is more often used in practice than the four-frequency, but the two vectors are related (using <math>c=\nu \lambda</math>) by | |||
:<math>K^a=\frac{2 \pi}{c}N^a</math> | |||
==References== | |||
<references/> | |||
*{{Cite book |title=Special Relativity |last=Woodhouse |first=N.M.J. |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2003 |publisher=Springer-Verlag |location=London|isbn=1-85233-426-6 |pages= }} | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Four-Frequency}} | |||
[[Category:Minkowski spacetime]] | |||
{{Relativity-stub}} |
Revision as of 15:41, 7 August 2013
The four-frequency of a photon is defined by
where is the photon's frequency and is a unit vector in the direction of the photon's motion. The four-frequency is always a future-pointing and null vector. An observer moving with four-velocity will observe a frequency
Where is the Minkowski inner-product (+---)
Closely related to the four-frequency is the wave four-vector defined by
where , is the speed of light and and is the wavelength of the photon. The wave four-vector is more often used in practice than the four-frequency, but the two vectors are related (using ) by
References
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