How Do Black Holes Influence the Path of Light?

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How does the gravity affect of a black hole pull in light?

aren't photons massless?
 
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In relativity, gravity curves spacetime, and particles (massless and non-massless) follow the shortest paths in that curved spacetime. Therefore, gravity effects photons.
 
Yes, as nicksauce points out, gravity does not pull things; gravity is simply a curve in spacetime. Photons follow this curve, just like massive particles do.
 

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