So you know its 3am, insomnia has set in so perfect time to have strange thoughts on cosmology right?
A thought on blackholes. We all know the speed of light is a constant & light cannot escape blackholes. Light is for the most part, without mass.
I was thinking, Is it possible the reason light cannot escape is not because of gravity, but due to time? Could time slow down light so much that once it enters a blackhole, it cannot travel fast enough to overcome the severe slowing of time?
Space & time are connected, I hate the word infinite, but could time be so compressed to a point that light is unable to travel faster than the warping of time will allow?
Consider light, it is a constant. it is of course effected by gravity. That has been proven watching it curve through space, however its speed remains the same. It takes longer to travel around the curved path than a straight line, but the speed is the same.
However, when in a blackhole, time dilation could be so great as to prevent light from overcoming it.
Just a fun late night thought, maybe someone smarter than me can help me with this thought.![]()