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A field theory has to describe quantitatively a certain type of interaction between material bodies. The field equations alone will in general not be sufficient for this purpose. Besides the field equations we have to postulate also the equations of motion of the material bodies under the influence of the interaction, i.e. we have to introduce a formula for the force density representing the action of the field on each body.
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Papapetrou, A. (1974). Equations of Motion in General Relativity. In: Lectures on General Relativity. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2277-4_11
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