THSR wave function and non-localized clustering

Abstract

The main ideas to construct the THSR wave function are given, and the relation to other approaches such as the Brink-type cluster wave function approach is shown. The effect of the Pauli-forbidden states on the inter-cluster potential is described by the orthogonality condition model. The duality of the cluster structure and shell-model structure for nuclei in the ground state and in excited states is discussed. Future work on \(n \alpha \) condensate states in more complex nuclei and the formation of cluster structures in excited nuclei is outlined.