TY - JOUR N2 - No one could have expected that on the first day that LIGO detectors were running, scientists would register signals of gravitational waves. We discuss the watershed discovery confirming the general theory of relativity with Dr. Andrzej Królak from the PAS Institute of Mathematics and Dr. Michał Bejger from the PAS Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Centre, both members of the Virgo-POLGRAW group. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/112675/PDF-MASTER/004-009%20krolak_ang.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/112675 PY - 2016 IS - Nr 1 (45) Interventions EP - 9 KW - gravitational waves A1 - Królak, Andrzej A1 - Bejger, Michał A2 - Zawadzka, Anna A2 - Czarnecka, Katarzyna A2 - Pollo, Agnieszka PB - Polish Academy of Sciences DA - 31.03.2016 T1 - Einstein’s needle in a haystack SP - 4 UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/112675 T2 - ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences ER -