Question

Suppose we have a small black hole, maybe1cm in diameter, and a ray of light with a wavelength of10m(or more, if necessary) is exactly aligned with it. Suppose the black hole is situated at a node of the light's electric field. Is it possible then for the light to simply crest again on the opposite side of the black hole as if it wasn't there?

Answer 1

When light passes near a black hole, its path is affected by the black hole's gravitational pull and follows the curvature of spacetime caused by the black hole's mass.

Step-by-step explanation:

When light passes near a black hole, it is affected by the strong gravitational pull of the black hole. When light passes near a black hole, its path is affected by the black hole's gravitational pull and follows the curvature of spacetime caused by the black hole's mass.

Light follows the curvature of spacetime caused by the black hole's mass and cannot simply crest again on the opposite side of the black hole as if it wasn't there. Instead, the light's path curves around the black hole, and it either gets trapped inside the event horizon or is deflected away from its original path.