An alpha-cluster model is proposed for Be-8 and C-12 nuclei, within the fra
mework of the resonating group method (RGM). The composing He-4 clusters ar
e described using Jastrow-correlated translationally invariant configuratio
n-interaction (Jastrow-TICI2) wave functions. The ground-state energies of
the nuclei are computed by means of a Metropolis Monte-Carlo sampling. (C)
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