We discuss the motion of extended objects in a spacetime by considering a
gravitational field created by these objects. We define multipole moments of
the objects as a classification by Lie group SO(3). Then, we construct an
energy-momentum tensor for the objects and derive equations of motion from it.
As a result, we reproduce the Papapetrou equations for a spinning particle.
Furthermore, we will show that we can obtain more simple equations than the
Papapetrou equations by changing the center-of-mass.Comment: 22 pages, 2 figures. Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev.
