Measurement of the Doppler shift of spectral lines in light from the east and west limbs of

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Measurement of the Doppler shift of spectral lines in light from the east and west limbs of the Sun at the solar equator reveal that the tangential velocities of the limbs differ by 4 km>s. Use this result to compute the approximate period of the Sun’s rotation (RΘ = 6.96 x105 km).

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Modern Physics

ISBN: 9781429250788

6th Edition

Authors: Paul A. Tipler, Ralph Llewellyn

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