Doppler effect and frequency - shift in optics
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A critical review of frequency-shift phenomena a la Doppler effect is presented. The importance of Fermi's theory of 1932 is pointed out,and it is argued that there exist gaps in our understanding of this phenomena at a fundamental level. Alternative mechanism in terms of photon number oscillations is suggested for polarization changing experiments. The physical reality of single photon is revisited,and a possible experimental scheme to test the alternative mechanism is suggested
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