Does that mean that light only has 2 options when encountering a black hole? To get captured, either in orbit or sucked in, or to get slingshotted? What if there were a theoretical photon moving directly opposite the gravity from a BH just outside of the capture zone, but still close enough to...
Hi everyone, been reading this site for a while, and this question has been stuck in my head for 3 days and i can't shake it, so i figured I'd step out of the shadows and ask. There are some follow up questions that came on the same train of thought too.
Can light pass by a Black Hole and get...