Now, I am no physicist but this is causing me trouble. If:
-All matter in the universe consists of atoms
-The force of gravity has the same effect on all matter
Then how does a “grey hole” that will consume stars and planets made of atoms also at the same time give light waves made of atoms a pass?
As I understand it, “dark matter” is not made up of atoms and in theory it makes up most of the universe.
Light is made up of photons, not atoms, but still is trapped by black holes.
There are a lot of inconsistencies in the ideas and it’s unlikely they’ll all be resolved in our lifetimes.
A photon is an elementary particle, the quantum of light and all other forms of electromagnetic radiation, and the force carrier for the electromagnetic force, even when static via virtual photons. The effects of this force are easily observable at both the microscopic and macroscopic level, because the photon has zero rest mass; this allows long distance interactions. Like all elementary particles, photons are currently best explained by quantum mechanics and exhibit wave–particle duality, exhibiting properties of both waves and particles. For example, a single photon may be refracted by a lens or exhibit wave interference with itself, but also act as a particle giving a definite result when its position is measured.
The key element in the above paragraph is bolded. Having no rest mass, photons are unaffected by the black/grey hole's gravity. This is a VERY simplified explanation but all I'm up to at the moment.
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