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Shabumi
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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 close enough to get caught in an orbit around the BH and not get sucked in? If so wouldn't there be a halo of light particles surrounding the BH? Like an atmosphere of light, or rainbow rings due to the different wavelengths stratifying, or perhaps a "lazer wall" due to concentrations of light getting greater over time.
Also, if light passes close enough to a BH to be slowed but not caught by it, after the light escapes the gravity of the BH would it return to the speed of light or would you have "slow light" traveling the universe?
Please keep in mind that I am just an average Joe, and not a physicist in any way so please forgive me if I ask something you would consider stupid. I am not sure what dificulty level to use, so I put it under high school difficulty due to my lack of knowledge base.
Can light pass by a Black Hole and get close enough to get caught in an orbit around the BH and not get sucked in? If so wouldn't there be a halo of light particles surrounding the BH? Like an atmosphere of light, or rainbow rings due to the different wavelengths stratifying, or perhaps a "lazer wall" due to concentrations of light getting greater over time.
Also, if light passes close enough to a BH to be slowed but not caught by it, after the light escapes the gravity of the BH would it return to the speed of light or would you have "slow light" traveling the universe?
Please keep in mind that I am just an average Joe, and not a physicist in any way so please forgive me if I ask something you would consider stupid. I am not sure what dificulty level to use, so I put it under high school difficulty due to my lack of knowledge base.