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If I'm correct in thinking light curves towards objects with less entropy; why wouldn't the path of least resistance be towards entropy?
 
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Pjpic said:
If I'm correct in thinking light curves towards objects with less entropy...

You are not correct, which kind of takes the fun out of the rest of the question.
 
Nugatory said:
You are not correct, which kind of takes the fun out of the rest of the question.
I was thinking that light bends towards a star and a star has less entropy that the surrounding space.
 
Pjpic said:
I was thinking that light bends towards a star and a star has less entropy that the surrounding space.

Um... Surrounding space has no entropy. Or extremely little, since it's nearly empty. There will be only minute traces of gas. A star has some entropy, since it has lots of gas.

Maybe you could back up a bit?
 
Pjpic said:
I was thinking that light bends towards a star and a star has less entropy that the surrounding space.

Light will indeed be deflected by gravitational fields, including those associated with stars, but this effect has nothing whatsoever to do with entropy.

as the original question has been answered, this thread can be closed.
 
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