Journal of Physics and Its Applications
Vol 7, No 4 (2025): November 2025

Numerical Analysis of the Doppler Effect in Circular Motion with Modulated Angular Velocity Using Python

Firaina, Radha (Unknown)
Pramudya, Yudhiakto (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
27 Nov 2025

Abstract

This study presents a numerical simulation of the Doppler effect for an object in circular motion with time-modulated angular velocity, developed using the Python programming language. The model computes angular velocity, angular position, and observed frequency as functions of time based on a modified Doppler formulation. Two simulation models were implemented: an interactive mode using an IPython widget slider to vary the modulation constant (0 ≤ b ≤ 1), and a comparative mode evaluating three representative modulation strengths (b = 0.15, 0.20, 0.25). The results demonstrate that the modulation of angular velocity produces periodic fluctuations in the observed frequency, consistent with theoretical predictions. Sensitivity testing confirmed numerical stability (∆f < 0.01 Hz) with smaller time steps (∆t = 0.01 s), validating the robustness of the computational model. These findings quantitatively reveal the relationship between modulation parameters and Doppler frequency shifts, providing a reproducible and pedagogically effective framework for studying non-uniform circular motion and its physical implications in astrophysical and acoustic systems.

Copyrights © 2025






Journal Info

Abbrev

jpa

Publisher

Subject

Astronomy Earth & Planetary Sciences Materials Science & Nanotechnology Physics

Description

Journal of Physics and Its Applications (JPA) (e-ISSN: 2622-5956) is open access, International peer-reviewed journal that publishes high-novelty and original research papers and review papers in the field of physics including Radiation Physics, Materials, Geophysics, Theoretical Physics, ...