Black-holes don't change anything about the photons themselves; instead they're drastically deforming the shape of space-time itself. At (and within) the event horizon, the photons are exactly the same, but spacetime is bent so much that nothing can move outward.kjamha said:My understanding is that light waves flatline when trying to leave a BH - they can not escape. I was not sure if this had an effect on the photons. - Thank you for your answer.
In the presence of a black hole, photons do not gain mass. However, they can be affected by the intense gravitational pull of a black hole, which can alter their trajectory.
According to the current understanding of physics, photons are considered to be massless particles. They do not have a rest mass, but they do have energy and momentum.
The presence of a black hole does not change the fundamental relationship between photons and gravity. Photons still follow the curvature of spacetime caused by the black hole's intense gravitational pull.
Yes, photons can behave differently near a black hole compared to other objects due to the extreme gravitational forces. They can be affected by gravitational lensing, where their path is bent due to the curvature of spacetime.
No, photons cannot escape a black hole's event horizon. Once they cross this point of no return, their path is redirected towards the singularity at the center of the black hole and they cannot escape.