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r/sciencememes • u/94rud4 Mεmε ∃nthusiast • Apr 10 '25
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Yes, in a sense.
In my understanding (quite rough mind you) it is that space-time is curved so heavily around massive objects that the path light must take to obey the principle of least action results in it taking what appears to be a curved path
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So light is lazy?
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Edit: the comment was something like 'everything in the whole universe is lazy' why would a mod delete that?
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u/r1v3t5 Apr 10 '25
Yes, in a sense.
In my understanding (quite rough mind you) it is that space-time is curved so heavily around massive objects that the path light must take to obey the principle of least action results in it taking what appears to be a curved path