The Doppler effect in sound,in addition to the relative velocity between the source and the observer,also depends on the individual motion of the source and the observer relative to the medium. However,the Doppler effect in light depends only on the relative velocity between the source and the observer. The reason for this is:

  • A
    Einstein's mass-energy relation
  • B
    Einstein's theory of relativity
  • C
    Photoelectric effect
  • D
    None of these

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