The Baikal-GVD neutrino telescope: First results of multi-messenger studies

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Multi-messenger astronomy is a powerful tool to study the physical processes driving the non-thermal Universe.

• A combination of observations in cosmic rays, neutrinos, photons of all wavelengths and gravitational waves is expected.
• The alert system of the Baikal-GVD detector under construction will allow for a fast, on-line reconstruction of neutrino events recorded by the Baikal-GVD telescope and - if predefined conditions are satisfied - for the formation of an alert message to other communities.
• The preliminary results of searches for high-energy neutrinos in coincidence with GW170817/GRB170817A using the cascade mode of neutrino detection are discussed.