Abstract

A widely accepted viewpoint asserts that the transverse Doppler effect for a plane electromagnetic wave is a red shift which is purely a relativistic effect caused by time dilation or slowing down of moving clocks.
One weakness of this assertion, however, is that few literature has proved its correctness in a rigorous way. This paper shows a further study in this assertion and  finds that this seemingly authentic point
of view is highly questionable because this "red shift" is not purely a relativistic effect, and the genuine
transverse Doppler effect for a plane wave is a blue shift which means that a moving clock can also run
faster than an identical clock at rest. This "blue shift" is in contradiction with time dilation, and might
reflect the new features of special relativity.

       这是一个修改稿。第一次是四个审稿人拒绝，编辑给了个大修；大修后编辑又增加了六个，合计十个审稿人，返回了八份审稿意见。最后被拒绝。

       请教专家：如果我能够完全反驳审稿人的意，我该怎么办？

       也希望中国的专家批评指正，用英文交流对我太难了。

Investigation on the Theory of the Transverse Doppler Effect.pdf