%0 Journal Article %T The structure of rotational bands in alpha-cluster nuclei %A Roelof Bijker %J Physics %D 2014 %I arXiv %R 10.1038/ncomms8360 %X In this contribution, I discuss an algebraic treatment of alpha-cluster nuclei based on the introduction of a spectrum generating algebra for the relative motion of the alpha-clusters. Particular attention is paid to the discrete symmetry of the geometric arrangement of the alpha-particles, and the consequences for the structure of the rotational bands in the 12C and 16O nuclei. %U http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.0914v1