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We show that charges associated with the internal Lorentz symmetries of general relativity, with higher derivative boundary terms included in the action, capture observable gravitational wave effects. In particular, the Gauss-Bonnet charge measures the precession rate of a freely-falling gyroscope, while the Pontryagin charge encodes the relative radial acceleration of freely-falling test masses. This relation highlights the importance of the tetrad formalism and the physical significance of asymptotic internal Lorentz symmetries.
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Godazgar, M., Long, G. & Seraj, A. Gravitational memory effects and higher derivative actions. J. High Energ. Phys. 2022, 150 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP09(2022)150
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