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Do light particles have thrust? [duplicate]

I understand that nothing is faster than light and that it can not escape a black hole. However, light particles may be fast, but perhaps it can't escape a black hole due to it's lack of thrust power? ...
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How does light energy increase when passing through the ergo sphere of a black hole?

I watched a video recently about using the ergosphere of a spinning black hole as a source of virtually infinite energy by surrounding it with mirrors and shining electromagnetic waves in there. In ...
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Do black holes radiate light? [duplicate]

I have a difficulty with understanding Hawking radiation. So far, I have "understood" (I can be wrong!), that the intense gravity of a black hole can split pairs of virtual particles so that one ...
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