Friday, December 11, 2015

general relativity - What causes a single photon to divert its trajectory?


If a single photon passes close enough to a star, the gravity will diverts its trajectory. What causes a photon to divert its trajectory as it passes a sharp edge or the boundary of two mediums?




No comments:

Post a Comment

classical mechanics - Moment of a force about a given axis (Torque) - Scalar or vectorial?

I am studying Statics and saw that: The moment of a force about a given axis (or Torque) is defined by the equation: $M_X = (\vec r \times \...