  This paper extends the application of the stochastic variational method to
noncentral interactions. Several examples are presented for three- and
four-nucleon systems with realistic nuclear forces. The correlated Gaussians
easily cope with the strong short range repulsion of the potential and the
stochastic variational method efficiently selects the most important spin,
isospin and orbital angular momentum components of the wave function. The
examples confirm the usefulness and accuracy of the method.
