What affects light near black holes and stars?

[Lari Santos]

I am a physics student and I have a question: What happens to light when it passes near a very massive object, like a star or a black hole?

 

[berkeman]

Welcome to PF.

What reading have you been doing about this question? What have you found? Can you post links to your reading and ask specific questions about that reading? Thanks.

 

[berkeman]

Also, since you are a Physics student, have a look at this PF Insights article for a good introduction to gravity around massive objects:

https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/struggles-continuum-part-7/#top